Urin

/uˈʁiːn/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. urine

    • Der Arzt untersucht den Urin.

      The doctor examines the urine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

harn

Harn and Urin are close synonyms for "urine"; Harn is the more clinical, older German term, still used in words like "Harnwegsinfekt," urinary tract infection, Urin the standard modern term.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

orina

orina is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "urine."

Portuguese

urina

urina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "urine."

Practice

1 What does Urin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Arzt untersucht den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Urin?

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