en njure
Meaning
kidney
In Swedish: kroppsorgan som avskiljer överflödig vätska (vatten, urinämnen etc) från blodet
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en njure |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | njuren |
| Plural, indefinite | njurar |
| Plural, definite | njurarna |
njure is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor njure, den stora njuren. Check another noun
Practise njure
1 / 2Is it en njure or ett njure?
Words built with njure
- njursten kidney stone
Questions
What does njure mean in English?
njure means “kidney”.
Is it en njure or ett njure?
It is en njure, and “the kidney” is njuren.
What is the plural of njure?
The plural of njure is njurar, and the definite plural is njurarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish niūre, from Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.
Nearby common words
njure is number 3,747 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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