ryggrad
Norwegian Bokmål
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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)
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “ryggrad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rygg + rad; after German Rückgrat.
Noun
[edit]ryggrad f (definite singular ryggrada, indefinite plural ryggrader, definite plural ryggradene)
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
Derived terms
[edit]- ryggradslös (“invertebrate, spineless”)
See also
[edit]References
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- Norwegian Bokmål compound terms
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål feminine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders
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- Norwegian Nynorsk compound terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- nn:Anatomy
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
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