rygg
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hryggr
Noun
rygg m (definite singular ryggen, indefinite plural rygger, definite plural ryggene)
- (anatomy) back (of a person or animal)
- (furniture) back (of a chair etc.)
- (geography) ridge (of a hill or mountain)
- (meteorology) ridge (of high pressure)
- (of a book) spine
- (swimming) backstroke (short form of ryggsvømming)
Derived terms
- fjellrygg
- hesterygg
- midthavsrygg
- ryggløs
- ryggmarg
- ryggproblem
- ryggrad
- ryggsekk
- ryggstø
- ryggsøyle
Related terms
- rygge
Verb
rygg
- imperative of rygge
References
- “rygg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rʏɡː/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hryggr
Noun
rygg m (definite singular ryggen, indefinite plural rygger or ryggar, definite plural ryggene or ryggane)
- (anatomy) back (of a person or animal)
- (furniture) back (of a chair etc.)
- (geography) ridge (of a hill or mountain)
- (of a book) spine
Related terms
- rygge, ryggje
Derived terms
- fjellrygg
- hesterygg
- midthavsrygg
- ryggproblem
- ryggrad
- ryggsekk
- ryggstø
- ryggsøyle
Verb
rygg
- imperative of rygge
References
- “rygg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish rygger, from Old Norse hryggr, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rʏɡ]
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Noun
rygg c
- (anatomy) back; the rear of the body; especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine
- (geography) ridge; the line along which two sloping surfaces meet
- (military) rear
- spine; the hinged back of a book
Declension
| Declension of rygg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rygg | ryggen | ryggar | ryggarna |
| Genitive | ryggs | ryggens | ryggars | ryggarnas |
Hypernyms
- kroppsdel
Derived terms
- ryggrad
- ryggsim