Rückgrat
German
Etymology
rück- (“back-”) + Grat (“ridge”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁʏkˌɡʁaːt/, [ˈʁʏkʁaːtʰ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Rück‧grat
Noun
Rückgrat n (genitive Rückgrates, plural Rückgrate)
- backbone, spine
Further reading
- Rückgrat in Duden online