gerinctelen

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From gerinc (“spine”) +‎ -telen (“-less, without”, privative adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡɛrint͡stɛlɛn] Hyphenation: ge‧rinc‧te‧len Rhymes: -ɛn === Adjective === gerinctelen (comparative gerinctelenebb, superlative leggerinctelenebb) (zoology, not comparable) invertebrate (lacking a backbone; without vertebrae) (figurative) spineless, dishonest, weak-kneed Synonyms: jellemtelen, megalkuvó ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === gerinctelen (plural gerinctelenek) (zoology) invertebrate (an animal without vertebrae) invertebrate, coward (a spineless person) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === gerinctelen in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.