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dos¹

  • /ˈdos/

Rhymes with -os

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum. This is the original and now dated Romanian word for the back - mainly replaced in common usage by the (originally popular, now standard language) alternative spate (“back”).

Compare French dos and Romansh dies.

noun dosuri · dos · dosul · dosurile

  1. neuter back

    Similar: spate

  2. neuter bottom, behind, buttocks

    Similar: fund

  3. neuter reverse
  4. neuter backside, rear
  5. neuter tails (on a coin)

Dos²

Where it comes from

From dos (“back”).

proper noun

  1. masculine a village in Vidra, Alba County, Romania

In English

  • back the rear of body
  • bottom euphemistic: buttocks or anus
  • reverse side of something facing away; opposite of front

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@misc{dos_2026,
  title = {dos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}