selkäranka

Finnish

(index se)

Etymology

Compound of selkä + ranka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈselkæˌrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞lkæˌrɑŋkɑ]
  • Hyphenation: sel‧kä‧ran‧ka
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ

Noun

selkäranka

  1. (anatomy) backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column (series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord)
  2. backbone (fundamental support or infrastructure)
  3. backbone, spine (courage, strength)

Declension

Inflection of selkäranka (Kotus type 9/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative selkäranka selkärangat
genitive selkärangan selkärankojen
partitive selkärankaa selkärankoja
illative selkärankaan selkärankoihin
singular plural
nominative selkäranka selkärangat
accusative nom. selkäranka selkärangat
gen. selkärangan
genitive selkärangan selkärankojen
selkärankainrare
partitive selkärankaa selkärankoja
inessive selkärangassa selkärangoissa
elative selkärangasta selkärangoista
illative selkärankaan selkärankoihin
adessive selkärangalla selkärangoilla
ablative selkärangalta selkärangoilta
allative selkärangalle selkärangoille
essive selkärankana selkärankoina
translative selkärangaksi selkärangoiksi
instructive selkärangoin
abessive selkärangatta selkärangoitta
comitative selkärankoineen
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