virvelsøyle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From virvel +‎ søyle

Noun

virvelsøyle f, m (definite singular virvelsøyla or virvelsøylen, indefinite plural virvelsøyler, definite plural virvelsøylene)

(anatomy) spinal column, spine, backbone

Synonyms

ryggrad
ryggsøyle

References

“virvelsøyle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From virvel +‎ søyle (probably from Bokmål)

Noun

virvelsøyle f (definite singular virvelsøyla, indefinite plural virvelsøyler, definite plural virvelsøylene)

(anatomy) spinal column, spine, backbone

Synonyms

ryggrad
ryggsøyle

References

“virvelsøyle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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