безхребетний

Ukrainian

Etymology

From без- (bez-) + хребе́т (xrebét) + -ний (-nyj). Compare Russian бесхребе́тный (besxrebétnyj), Belarusian бесхрыбе́тны (bjesxrybjétny).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bezxreˈbɛtnei̯]

Adjective

безхребе́тний • (bezxrebétnyj) (abstract noun безхребе́тність)

  1. (literally) invertebrate, spineless, backboneless (having no spinal column)
    Antonym: хребе́тний (xrebétnyj)
  2. (figuratively) spineless, invertebrate, backboneless (cowardly)

Declension

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