gnirunchel
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sursilvan) narunchel
- (Sutsilvan) niruncel
- (Surmiran) nirunchel
Etymology
From Late Latin rēnunculus (following metathesis and with a change of suffix or through a Vulgar Latin root *rēnuncellus), a diminutive of Latin rēn (“kidney”).
Noun
gnirunchel m (plural gnirunchels)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, anatomy) kidney
Synonyms
- (Vallader) ranuogl