nyre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish nyræ, niuræ, from Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic *neurô.

Noun

nyre c (singular definite nyren, plural indefinite nyrer)

1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

Declension of nyre

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nyre	nyren	nyrer	nyrerne
genitive	nyres	nyrens	nyrers	nyrernes

References

• “nyre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nýra.

Noun

nyre m or f or n (definite singular nyren or nyra or nyret, indefinite plural nyrer, definite plural nyrene or nyra)

1. a kidney

Derived terms

• nyrestein

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nýra n, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nyː.rə/

Noun

nyre f or n (definite singular nyra or nyret, indefinite plural nyrer or nyre, definite plural nyrene or nyra)

1. kidney

Inflection

Historical inflection of nyre indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural 19171 nyre n nyret nyre nyra, nyri 19382, 3 nyre f or n nyra; nyret nyrer [nyror]; nyre nyrene [nyrone]; nyra [nyri] 20123 (current) nyre f or n nyra; nyret nyrer; nyre nyrene; nyra Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. 1Form introduced as an alternative to nyra n. 2Alternative form nyra n was made non-standard. 3Alternative form [nyra] f was introduced in 1983, then later removed in 2012.

Historical inflection of nyra indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural Aasen1, 2 Nyra n Nyra Nyro Nyro 19383 – – – – 1983 [nyra] f nyra nyrer [nyror] nyrene [nyrone] 20123 (current) – – – – Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2In 1917, an alternative form nyre n was introduced. 3Superseded by nyre f or n.

Derived terms

• nyrestein

References

• “nyre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.