mugurkauls
Latvian
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Etymology
From mugura (“back”) + kauls (“bone”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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
Declension of mugurkauls (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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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 |