neer

See also: Neer, NEER, ŋeer, and ne'er

English

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Etymology

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”).

Noun

neer (plural neers)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) (anatomy) Kidney.

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Dutch

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Etymology

Contraction of neder.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • IPA(key): [nɪːr]

Adverb

neer

  1. down, downwards

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Estonian

Etymology

From a Germanic language, compare German Niere, Dutch nier.

Noun

neer (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

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Middle English

Adjective

neer

  1. Alternative form of neere
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