ruggengraat

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === ruggegraat (before 1996, superseded) ruggraat (archaic) === Etymology === Compound of rug +‎ -en- +‎ graat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrʏ.ɣəˌɣraːt/ Hyphenation: rug‧gen‧graat === Noun === ruggengraat f or m (plural ruggengraten, diminutive ruggengraatje n) vertebral column Synonym: wervelkolom spine, backbone (figuratively) backbone, fundamental support, core of an organization