ryggrad

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From rygg +‎ rad; after German Rückgrat. === Noun === ryggrad f or m (definite singular ryggrada or ryggraden, indefinite plural ryggrader, definite plural ryggradene) (anatomy) a spine or backbone (also used figuratively) ==== Synonyms ==== ryggsøyle virvelsøyle === References === “ryggrad” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From rygg +‎ rad; after German Rückgrat. === Noun === ryggrad f (definite singular ryggrada, indefinite plural ryggrader, definite plural ryggradene) (anatomy) a spine or backbone (also used figuratively) ==== Synonyms ==== ryggsøyle virvelsøyle === References === “ryggrad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === rygg +‎ rad. Compare Dutch ruggengraat, German German Rückgrat. === Noun === ryggrad c spine, backbone (figuratively) backbone (strength, fortitude, courage) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ryggradsdjur (“vertebrate”) ryggradslös (“invertebrate, spineless”) ==== See also ==== ha råg i ryggen inte röra någon i ryggen === References === “ryggrad”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ryggrad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH