See also: rucken, Rucken, and rücken

German edit

 
1. Rücken

Etymology edit

From Middle High German rücke, from Old High German rucki, akin to Old Saxon hruggi, both from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. More at ridge.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏkn̩/, /ˈʁʏkŋ̩/
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  • Homophone: rücken
  • Hyphenation: Rü‧cken, formerly: Rük‧ken

Noun edit

Rücken m (strong, genitive Rückens, plural Rücken)

  1. (anatomy) back
    Mir tut der Rücken weh.My back hurts.
    auf dem Rücken liegendlying on one's back
    1. (informal) Ellipsis of Rückenschmerzen; back pain, especially chronic back pain
      Wer so viel malocht wie sie, kriegt irgendwann halt Rücken.
      If you work as extraneously as she does, you’re gonna get back pain eventually.
      Rücken habento have back pain
  2. Ellipsis of Buchrücken (spine of a book).
    Der Titel eines Buches wird gewöhnlich auf den Rücken gedruckt.
    The title of a book is usually printed on the spine.

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