nýra

See also: nyra and NYRA

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʊijɹa]

Noun

nýra n (genitive singular nýra, plural nýru or nýrur)

1. kidney

Declension

n1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nýra	nýrað	nýru, nýrur	nýruni
accusative	nýra	nýrað	nýru, nýrur	nýruni
dative	nýra	nýranum	nýrum	nýrunum
genitive	nýra	nýrans	nýrna	nýrnanna

Derived terms

• hvítanýra
• kolanýra
• nýrabørkur
• nýraflutningur
• nýragrús
• nýrakoka
• nýrakol
• nýrakollur
• nýralás
• nýralækni
• nýrasneis
• nýrasperðil
• nýrasteinur
• nýrastrongur
• nýravaksin
• nýrnabruni
• vitunýra

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːra/
• Rhymes: -iːra

Noun

nýra n (genitive singular nýra, nominative plural nýru)

1. kidney

Declension

Declension of nýra (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nýra	nýrað	nýru	nýrun
accusative	nýra	nýrað	nýru	nýrun
dative	nýra	nýranu	nýrum	nýrunum
genitive	nýra	nýrans	nýrna	nýrnanna

Derived terms

• nýrnasteinn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Noun

nýra n (genitive nýra, plural nýru)

1. kidney

Declension

Declension of nýra (weak an-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nýra	nýrat	nýru	nýrun
accusative	nýra	nýrat	nýru	nýrun
dative	nýra	nýranu	nýrum	nýrunum
genitive	nýra	nýrans	nýrna	nýrnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: nýra
• Faroese: nýra
• Norn: nyr
• Norwegian: nyre
• Old Swedish: niūre
  • Swedish: njure
• Old Danish: nyræ, niuræ
  • Danish: nyre
• Elfdalian: niųora, niųore
• ⇒ Old Gutnish: vig-niauri