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Rücken.

back

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁʏkn̩//ˈʁʏkŋ̩/

  1. back

    masculine · strong
    Mir tut der Rücken weh.
    auf dem Rücken liegend

  2. back ellipsis of Rückenschmerzen; back pain, especially chronic back pain

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal · masculine · strong
    Wer so viel malocht wie sie, kriegt irgendwann halt Rücken.
    Rücken haben

  3. ellipsis of Buchrücken (“spine of a book”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine · strong
    Der Titel eines Buches wird gewöhnlich auf den Rücken gedruckt.

  4. short for Rückenschwimmen

    abbreviation · alt-of · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rücke, from Old High German rucki, akin to Old Saxon hruggi, both from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. More at ridge.

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