Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hryggr, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with English ridge and German Rücken (back).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): [ˈʁœɡ̊]

Noun edit

ryg c (singular definite ryggen, plural indefinite rygge)

  1. back
  2. spine
  3. ridge
Inflection edit

References edit

ryg” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): [ˈʁyˀ]

Verb edit

ryg

  1. imperative of ryge