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dos
back (the rear or reverse side of something) /dos/
noun#4864 most common
Also: underside, rear, wrong side (as in 'pe dos', inside out)
Example sentences
Cămașa este pe dos.
The shirt is inside out.
Nu purta șosetele pe dos.
Don't wear the socks inside out.
Dosul palmei mele e ars de soare.
The back of my hand is sunburned.
Am scris adresa pe dosul plicului.
I wrote the address on the back of the envelope.
În dosul casei este o grădină mică.
Behind the house there is a small garden.
Rafturile din bucătărie au dosuri de lemn masiv.
The kitchen shelves have backs made of solid wood.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dos | dosuri |
| Genitive | dosului | dosurilor |
| Accusative | dos | dosuri |
| Vocative | dosule | dosuri |
Word family
dosarfile, dossier
a dosito hide away, to embezzle
dosnicbackdoor, clandestine, shady
pe dosinside out, the wrong way round
Etymology
Romanian "dos" comes from Latin "dossum", a popular variant of "dorsum", meaning back. The word survived in everyday Romanian speech to describe the rear or reverse side of an object, while more learned Latin descendants of "dorsum" entered other Romance languages through different paths. The ultimate pre-Latin origin of "dorsum" itself is debated among linguists.
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