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, 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 [feminine]

	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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːrə/

Noun

Niere f

1. plural of Nier