urine

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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).

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urine (usually uncountable; plural urines)

  1. (physiology) Liquid excrement consisting of water, salts and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old French orine, from Latin urina. Respelled urine in Middle French to reflect the original Latin spelling.

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urine f (plural urines)

  1. urine

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urine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of uriner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of uriner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of uriner
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of uriner
  5. second-person singular imperative of uriner

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urine f

  1. Plural form of urina

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Middle French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old French orine, respelled urine to reflect the Latin spelling urina.

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urine f (plural urines)

  1. urine

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urine

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of urinar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of urinar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of urinar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of urinar