ryg

Danish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁœɡ̊]
  • Homophone: ryk

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁyˀ]
  • Homophone: ry

Verb

ryg

  1. imperative of ryge

Welsh

Noun

ryg

  1. soft mutation of rhyg

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhyg
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhyg ryg unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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