gnirunchel

Romansch

Alternative forms

• narunchel (Sursilvan)
• niruncel (Sutsilvan)
• nirunchel (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Late Latin rēnunculus (following metathesis and with a change of suffix or through a Vulgar Latin root *rēnuncellus), a diminutive of Latin rēn (“kidney”).

Noun

gnirunchel m (plural gnirunchels)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, anatomy) kidney

Synonyms

• (Vallader) ranuogl