nefrones

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. See also Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) and German Niere (“kidney”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /neˈfroː.neːs/, [nɛˈfroːneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈfro.nes/, [neˈfrɔːnes]

Noun

nefrōnēs m pl (genitive nefrōnum); third declension

1. (anatomy) testicles, in the dialect of Praeneste

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	nefrōnēs
Genitive	nefrōnum
Dative	nefrōnibus
Accusative	nefrōnēs
Ablative	nefrōnibus
Vocative	nefrōnēs

Related terms

• nebrundinēs

References

• nefrones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.