neer

See also: Neer, NEER, ŋeer, and ne'er

English

Alternative forms

• near, neir

Etymology

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”).

Noun

neer (plural neers)

1. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) (anatomy) Kidney.

References

• “neer”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• reen, Rene, erne, Erne

Dutch

Alternative forms

• neder

Etymology

Contraction of neder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːr/, [nɪːr]

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• Hyphenation: neer
• Rhymes: -eːr
• Homophone: Neer

Adverb

neer

1. down, downwards

   De appel viel neer van de boom.

   The apple fell down from the tree.

   Ze keek neer naar de straat vanaf haar balkon.

   She looked down at the street from her balcony.

   De vogel vloog neer naar zijn nest.

   The bird flew down to its nest.

Antonyms

• op

Derived terms

• neerbuigend
• neerdalen
• neergaan
• neergooien
• neerkomen
• neerleggen
• neerplempen
• neerslaan
• neerslachtig
• neerslag
• neerzetten
• neerzijgen
• op en neer

 

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: nêr
• Negerhollands: neer

Anagrams

• eren

Estonian

Etymology

From a Germanic language, possibly Middle Low German nēre (“kidney”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *neurô (“kidney”)

Noun

neer (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

Declension of neer (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		neer	neerud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	neeru
genitive			neerude
partitive		neeru	neere neerusid
illative		neeru neerusse	neerudesse neeresse
inessive		neerus	neerudes neeres
elative		neerust	neerudest neerest
allative		neerule	neerudele neerele
adessive		neerul	neerudel neerel
ablative		neerult	neerudelt neerelt
translative		neeruks	neerudeks neereks
terminative		neeruni	neerudeni
essive		neeruna	neerudena
abessive		neeruta	neerudeta
comitative		neeruga	neerudega

Middle English

Adjective

neer

1. Alternative form of neere

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Adverb

neer

1. Alternative form of near
   • 1867, “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 111:

     Aar's neer a vear o aam to be drine-vold.

     There is no fear of them to fall into a dry furrow or trench.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 111