Niere

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. 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)

kidney
(obsolete) testicle

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

Synonyms

(testicle): Hoden

Further reading

Niere in Duden online

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