Niere

Meaning

1. (feminine) kidney (organ)
2. (diminutive, feminine, in-plural, often) kidney as food
3. (feminine, obsolete) testicle

Concepts

kidney

kidneys

offal

renal pelvis

glomeruli

Kidney

brain as food

heart as food

kidney as food

liver as food

lung as food

renal function

stomach as food

hematite

tongue as food

liver

Synonyms

Herz

❤️

Leber

Lunge

Magen

Zunge

👅

Innere

Nierenbecken

Fleischabfall

Glomeruli

Nierenfunktion

Erztasche

Heidengeld

Erznest

Hirn

🧠

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

niere

Basel-Landschaft

nierli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈniːʁə/

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.