ryg

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hryggr, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with English ridge and German Rücken (“back”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈʁœɡ̊]

Noun

ryg c (singular definite ryggen, plural indefinite rygge)

  1. back
  2. spine
  3. ridge
Inflection
Declension of ryg
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ryg ryggen rygge ryggene
genitive rygs ryggens rygges ryggenes

References

“ryg” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈʁyˀ]

  • Homophone: ry

Verb

ryg

  1. imperative of ryge
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