háti

Háti is a Hungarian adjective meaning “of the back” or “dorsal.” It is used to describe anatomical structures and surfaces located toward the posterior side of the body, as opposed to ventral or abdominal terms. The form comes from the noun hát (back) with the adjectival suffix -i, a common pattern for creating location-based descriptors in Hungarian.

In medical and biological terminology, háti appears in compounds such as háti izmok (dorsal muscles), háti gerinc (thoracic spine), háti felület (dorsal surface), and háti régió (dorsal region). The word functions as an attributive modifier placed before the noun it describes. In clinical contexts, phrases like háti fájdalom (dorsal/back pain) or háti rögzítés (thoracic fixation) illustrate its usage. It is typically contrasted with hasi (abdominal) or ventral terms within the same referential framework.

When translating to English, háti is usually rendered as dorsal or thoracic, depending on context. The term is part of a broader set of directional adjectives in Hungarian, which describe different regions of the body and their relationships to the back, including hasi (abdominal) and elülső (anterior).

See also

hát, dorsal, thoracic.