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das Rückgrat

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Rückgrat?

It's das Rückgrat. Plural: die Rückgrate.

Meaning
spine
Gender
neuter
Level
B1 · Body
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Rückgrat is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Rückgrat in other languages

Czech
páteř
Slovak
chrbtica
Hungarian
gerinc
Slovenian
hrbtenica
Italian
colonna vertebrale
Croatian
kralježnica
Bosnian
kičma
Serbian
kičma
Romanian
coloană vertebrală
Polish
kręgosłup
Ukrainian
хребет
Turkish
omurga
Arabic
عمود فقري
Persian
ستون فقرات
Dari (Afghanistan)
ستون فقرات
Pashto (Afghanistan)
د ملا تیر

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