urine
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See also uriné
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin urina (“urine”), in form as if feminine of *urinus (“of water”), from *urum (“water, urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ur (compare Ancient Greek ούρα (“urine”)), variant of root *awer- (“to moisten, flow”); see also Sanskrit वार् (“water”), Avestan var (“rain”), Lihuanian jures (“sea”), Old English wær, Old Norse ver (“sea”), Old Norse ur (“drizzling rain”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
urine (usually uncountable; plural urines)
- (physiology) Liquid excrement consisting of water, salts and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:urine
Translations [edit]
liquid excrement
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Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- urine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- urine in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- urine at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French orine, from Latin urina. Respelled urine in Middle French to reflect the original Latin spelling.
Noun [edit]
urine f (plural urines)
Verb [edit]
urine
- first-person singular present indicative of uriner
- third-person singular present indicative of uriner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of uriner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of uriner
- second-person singular imperative of uriner
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
urine f
- Plural form of urina
Anagrams [edit]
Middle French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French orine, respelled urine to reflect the Latin spelling urina.
Noun [edit]
urine f (plural urines)
Portuguese [edit]
Verb [edit]
urine
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