Rückgrat

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German

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 Rückgrat on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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rück- (back-) +‎ Grat (ridge)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏkˌɡʁaːt/, [ˈʁʏkʁaːtʰ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Rück‧grat

Noun

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Rückgrat n (strong, genitive Rückgrates or Rückgrats, plural Rückgrate)

  1. backbone, spine

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Rückgrat” in Duden online
  • Rückgrat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache