mugurkauls
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Latvian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From mugura (“back”) + kauls (“bone”).
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]
Declension of mugurkauls (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | mugurkauls | mugurkauli |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | mugurkaulu | mugurkaulus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | mugurkaula | mugurkaulu |
| dative (datīvs) | mugurkaulam | mugurkauliem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | mugurkaulu | mugurkauliem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | mugurkaulā | mugurkaulos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | mugurkaul | mugurkauli |
