vorsum

Latin

Etymology

Adverbial use of a perfect past participle form of vertō (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯or.sum/, [ˈu̯ɔrs̠ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvor.sum/, [ˈvɔrsum]

Adverb

vorsum

1. toward

Derived terms

• aliōrsum
• aliquōvorsum
• deorsum
• hōrsum
• illōrsum
• istōrsum
• quōrsum
• retrōrsum
• rūrsum
• sūrsum
• sūrsuorsum