ryg

Danish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʁœɡ̊]

• Homophone: ryk

Noun

ryg c (singular definite ryggen, plural indefinite rygge)

1. back
2. spine
3. ridge

Inflection

Declension of ryg

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ryg	ryggen	rygge	ryggene
genitive	rygs	ryggens	rygges	ryggenes

References

“ryg” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʁyˀ]

• Homophone: ry

Verb

ryg

1. imperative of ryge

Welsh

Noun

ryg

1. Soft mutation of rhyg.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhyg	ryg	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.