ryggrad

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Ryggsøyle

Etymology edit

From rygg +‎ rad; after German Rückgrat.

Noun edit

ryggrad f or m (definite singular ryggrada or ryggraden, indefinite plural ryggrader, definite plural ryggradene)

(anatomy) a spine or backbone (also used figuratively)

Synonyms edit

References edit

“ryggrad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Ryggsøyle

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology edit

From rygg +‎ rad; after German Rückgrat.

Noun edit

ryggrad f (definite singular ryggrada, indefinite plural ryggrader, definite plural ryggradene)

(anatomy) a spine or backbone (also used figuratively)

Synonyms edit

References edit

“ryggrad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

rygg + rad. Compare Dutch ruggengraat, German Rückgrat

Noun edit

ryggrad c

backbone, spine
(figuratively) backbone (strength, fortitude, courage)
ha ryggrad att säga vad man tycker
have the backbone to say what one thinks

Declension edit

Declension of ryggrad
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ryggrad	ryggraden	ryggrader	ryggraderna
Genitive	ryggrads	ryggradens	ryggraders	ryggradernas

Derived terms edit

ryggradslös (“invertebrate, spineless”)

See also edit

References edit

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