English

Noun

tergum ‎(plural terga)

1. (entomology) The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod

Derived terms

• tergal

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.ɡum/, [ˈtɛr.ɡũ]

Noun

tergum n ‎(genitive tergī); second declension

1. back, rear; surface

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• terga vertere

References

• tergum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• tergum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• TERGUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tergum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to flee, run away: terga vertere or dare
    
  • to run away from the enemy: terga dare hosti
    
  • (ambiguous) to attack the enemy in the rear: hostes a tergo adoriri
    
  • (ambiguous) to surround the enemy from the rear: circumvenire hostem aversum or a tergo (B. G. 2. 26)