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Reconstruction:Old English/neora
Old English
Alternative forms
- *nīora
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *neurô (“kidney, testicle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneːo̯rɑ/
Noun
*nēora m
- (anatomy) kidney
Declension
Declension of *neora (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *nēora | *nēoran |
accusative | *nēoran | *nēoran |
genitive | *nēoran | *nēorena |
dative | *nēoran | *nēorum |
Descendants
- Middle English: nēre, neere; kedenere, kidnei
- Scots: nere, neir
- English: kidney