Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neer

/nˈɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: neer
IPA: /nˈɪɹ/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of nominal effective exchange rate.

noun

(anatomy) Kidney.

name

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: neere, *nēora, *neurô, *negʷʰrós

Inflected Forms

neers (plural) near (alternative) neir (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

REER

Homonyms

nir

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear

Questions

How do you pronounce neer?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪɹ/.
What does neer mean?: Abbreviation of nominal effective exchange rate.
Where does neer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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