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νεφρός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. Cognates include Latin nefrōnes and Proto-Germanic *neurô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νεφρός (nephrósm (genitive νεφροῦ); second declension

  1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) kidney
  2. (euphemistic) testicle
  3. mind

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: nephros, nephro-
  • Greek: νεφρό (nefró) (neuter)

Further reading

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Noun

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νεφρός (nefrósm (plural νεφροί)

  1. (formal) form of νεφρό n (nefró, kidney)

Declension

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Declension of νεφρός
singular plural
nominative νεφρός (nefrós) νεφροί (nefroí)
genitive νεφρού (nefroú) νεφρών (nefrón)
accusative νεφρό (nefró) νεφρούς (nefroús)
vocative νεφρέ (nefré) νεφροί (nefroí)