mugurkauls
Appearance
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From mugura (“back”) + kauls (“bone”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]mugurkauls m (1st declension)
- (anatomy) spine, backbone
- mugurkaula skriemeļi, artērijas ― spine vertebrae, arteries
- mugurkaula deformācija ― spine deformation
- mugurkaula izliekumi ― curvature of the spine
- lokans mugurkauls ― flexible backbone
- lauzt mugurkaulu ― to break one's spine
- (strong) character, nature
- vīrs ar stringru mugurkaulu ― a man with a strong spine (= character)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | mugurkauls | mugurkauli |
genitive | mugurkaula | mugurkaulu |
dative | mugurkaulam | mugurkauliem |
accusative | mugurkaulu | mugurkaulus |
instrumental | mugurkaulu | mugurkauliem |
locative | mugurkaulā | mugurkaulos |
vocative | mugurkaul | mugurkauli |