Rückenmark
German, noun/ˈʁʏkn̩ˌmaʁk/
Rückenmark is a German neuter noun meaning “spinal cord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “beim Menschen kleinfingerdicker, im Wirbelkanal verlaufender Nervenstrang, der wichtige motorische und…”.
What does Rückenmark mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterspinal cord
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. beim Menschen kleinfingerdicker, im Wirbelkanal verlaufender Nervenstrang, der wichtige motorische und sensorische Nervenbahnen enthält
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rückenmark
- Rückenmarks genitive
- Rückenmarkes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rückenmark?
- /ˈʁʏkn̩ˌmaʁk/
- [ˈʁʏkn̩ˌmaʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rückenmark in German?
Rückenmark appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).