rêch

Meaning

1. (common-gender) back (part of body)
2. (common-gender) back, rear
3. (common-gender) spine (of a book)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɛːx/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: hreg

In summary

From Old Frisian hreg, from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi.

Sentences

Ik rûn nei it easten, dat ik hie de sinne yn 'e rêch .

I walked to the east, so I had the sun in my back.

It swarte kaft hie gjin opskrift, op 'e swarte rêch stie ek neat .

The black cover had no inscription, nor was there anything written on the black spine.

Tsjin my sei hja dat hja wurch wie en it yn de rêch hie.

She said to me that she was tired and had it in her back.