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