niruncel
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) gnirunchel
- (Sursilvan) narunchel
- (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
niruncel m (plural niruncels)
- (Sutsilvan, anatomy) kidney