rygg

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Jamtish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hryggr (back, spine, ridge), from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with Swedish rygg, Icelandic hryggur, English ridge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rygg m

  1. back

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hryggr.

Noun

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rygg m (definite singular ryggen, indefinite plural rygger, definite plural ryggene)

  1. (anatomy) back (of a person or animal)
  2. (furniture) back (of a chair etc.)
  3. (geography) ridge (of a hill or mountain)
  4. (meteorology) ridge (of high pressure)
  5. spine (of a book)
  6. (swimming) backstroke (short form of ryggsvømming)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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rygg

  1. imperative of rygge

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hryggr.

Noun

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rygg m (definite singular ryggen, indefinite plural rygger or ryggar, definite plural ryggene or ryggane)

  1. (anatomy) back (of a person or animal)
  2. (furniture) back (of a chair etc.)
  3. (geography) ridge (of a hill or mountain)
  4. spine (of a book)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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rygg

  1. imperative of rygge

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish rygger, from Old Norse hryggr, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rʏɡ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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rygg c

  1. (anatomy) back; the rear of the body; especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine
  2. (geography) ridge; the line along which two sloping surfaces meet
  3. (military) rear
  4. spine; the hinged back of a book

Declension

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Declension of rygg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rygg ryggen ryggar ryggarna
Genitive ryggs ryggens ryggars ryggarnas

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Further reading

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  • rygg in Svensk ordbok.
  • rygg in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
  • rygg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)