Niere

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːʁə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːrə/

Niere f

1. plural of Nier