nefrones

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. See also Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, kidney) and German Niere (kidney).

Pronunciation

Noun

nefrōnēs m pl (genitive nefrōnum); third declension

  1. (dialectal, Praeneste) testicles
    Synonyms: cōleī, coleōnēs, testēs, testiculī, scrōtum

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative nefrōnēs
genitive nefrōnum
dative nefrōnibus
accusative nefrōnēs
ablative nefrōnibus
vocative nefrōnēs

References

  • nefrones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Noun

nefrones

  1. plural of nefrón