Niere

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See also: niere

German

Etymology

From Middle High German niere (“kidney; testicle”) m, from Old High German nioro (“kidney; testicle”) m, from Proto-Germanic *neurô m, from Proto-Indo-European *négʷʰrō. The feminine gender is due to the frequent use of the plural, but spread from northern varieties southward; compare Middle Low German nēre f (also Middle Dutch niere f). Cognate with Dutch nier, Danish nyre, Swedish njure, and probably English kidney.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːʁə/
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Noun

Niere f (genitive Niere, plural Nieren, diminutive Nierchen n)

  1. kidney (organ)
  2. (often diminutive in the plural) kidney as food
  3. (obsolete) testicle
    Synonym: Hoden

Declension

Declension of Niere
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Niere die Nieren
genitive einer der Niere der Nieren
dative einer der Niere den Nieren
accusative eine die Niere die Nieren

Further reading

  • “Niere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Niere” in Duden online

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Pronunciation

Noun

Niere f

  1. plural of Nier
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