Nier

See also: nier and nièr

English

Proper noun

Nier

1. A surname

Derived terms

• nierite

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German niere, from Old High German nioro, from Proto-Germanic *neurô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːɐ/

Noun

Nier f (plural Niere)

1. kidney

Derived terms

• Nieresteen

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Nier”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Néier (archaic)

Etymology

From German Niere, from Middle High German niere, from Old High German nioro, from Proto-Germanic *neurô. The native form Néier still underlies in Éierchen (“kidney as food”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːr/, [niə̯], [ˈniː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -iːə

Noun

Nier f (plural Nieren)

1. kidney