different between newer vs neer

English

Etymology

From Middle English newer, newere, from Old English n?wra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô (“newer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), equivalent to new +? -er. Cognate witt West Frisian nijere (“newer”), Dutch nieuwere (“newer”), German neuer (“newer”), Danish nyere (“newer”), Swedish nyare (“newer”), Icelandic nýrri (“newer”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n(j)u?/

Adjective

newer (comparative adjective; Positive: new; Superlative: newest)

1. comparative form of new: more new, more recent.

Translations

Anagrams

• renew, weren

German

Adjective

newer

1. comparative degree of new

Adjective

newer

1. inflection of new:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

English

Alternative forms

• near, neir

Etymology

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *n?ora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *neg??rós.

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 ?????? (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.

Anagrams

• Rene, erne, reen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• neder

Etymology

Contraction of neder.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?r
• IPA^(key): [n??r]

Adverb

neer

1. down, downwards

Antonyms

• op

Derived terms

Anagrams

• eren

Estonian

Etymology

From a Germanic language, compare German Niere, Dutch nier.

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Middle English

Adjective

neer

1. Alternative form of neere