Rücken

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) back
2. (abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,informal,masculine,strong) back
3. (abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,masculine,strong) Ellipsis of Buchrücken (“spine of a book”).

Hyphenated as

Rü‧cken

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁʏkn̩/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Dieses reitet in den folgenden Monaten auf dem Rücken der Mutter .

This rides on the mother's back in the following months.

Am westlichen Ende bei Istein bildet der Rücken ein steiles Kliff .

At the western end near Istein, the back forms a steep cliff.