dorso

dorso is a Latin form of dorsum, meaning “back; ridge”. It is the ablative singular neuter noun or dative singular neuter noun.

Found 82 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Vergil, Georgics 1.172: binae aures, duplici aptantur dentalia dorso

Curtius Rufus, Historiarum Alexandri Magni 5.13.8: Sed fatigatis necessaria quies erat: itaque delectis equitum vi milibus CCC, quos dimachas appellabant, adiungit. Dorso hi graviora anna portabant, ceterum equis vehebantur: cum res locusque posceret, pedestris acies erant.

All forms of dorsum (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.