"ruggraat" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Forms: ruggrate [plural], ruggraatjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch ruggengraat. Compound of rug (“back”) + graat (“fishbone”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|ruggengraat}} Dutch ruggengraat, {{compound|af|rug|graat|t1=back|t2=fishbone}} rug (“back”) + graat (“fishbone”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|ruggrate|||||diminutive|ruggraatjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} ruggraat (plural ruggrate, diminutive ruggraatjie), {{af-noun|ruggrate|ruggraatjie}} ruggraat (plural ruggrate, diminutive ruggraatjie)
  1. backbone, spine Categories (topical): Bones

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ruggraat meaning in Afrikaans (1.8kB)

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