neer

neer

See also: Neer, NEER, ŋeer, and ne'er

English

Alternative forms

• near, neir

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.

Anagrams

• Rene, erne, reen

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• neder

Etymology

Contraction of neder.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -eːr
• IPA^(key): [nɪːr]

Adverb

neer

1. down, downwards

Antonyms

• op

Derived terms

• neerbuigend
• neerdalen
• neergaan
• neerkomen
• neerleggen
• neerslaan
• neerslag
• neerslachtig
• neerzetten
• op en neer

Anagrams

• eren

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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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Middle English

Adjective

neer

1. Alternative form of neere