Etymology[edit]
rück- (“back-”) + Grat (“ridge”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʁʏkˌɡʁaːt/, [ˈʁʏkʁaːtʰ]
- Hyphenation: Rück‧grat
Rückgrat n (strong, genitive Rückgrates or Rückgrats, plural Rückgrate)
- backbone, spine
Declension[edit]
Declension of Rückgrat [neuter, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Rückgrat” in Duden online
- “Rückgrat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache