adrenal

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English

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Etymology

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From ad- (near) +‎ renal (pertaining to the kidneys), from Latin rēn (kidney).

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Adjective

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adrenal (comparative more adrenal, superlative most adrenal)

  1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
  2. Near the kidneys.

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Noun

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adrenal (plural adrenals)

  1. An adrenal gland.

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Indonesian

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Noun

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adrenal (first-person possessive adrenalku, second-person possessive adrenalmu, third-person possessive adrenalnya)

  1. kidney gland

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɾɨˈnal/ [ɐ.ðɾɨˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɾɨˈna.li/ [ɐ.ðɾɨˈna.li]

Adjective

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adrenal m or f (plural adrenais)

  1. adrenal (near the kidney)
  2. adrenal (pertaining to adrenal glands)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin ad- + renal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /adɾeˈnal/ [a.ð̞ɾeˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧dre‧nal

Adjective

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adrenal m or f (masculine and feminine plural adrenales)

  1. adrenal

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish adrenal.

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Adjective

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adrenál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜎ᜔)

  1. adrenal
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Further reading

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  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 13