Liver

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English

Etymology 1

Old English lifer, from Proto-Germanic *liƀrā. Cognate with Dutch lever, German Leber, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish lever ( < Old Norse lifr).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪvə(r)

Noun

Singular Liver

Plural {{{1}}}

Liver ({{{1}}})

1. (anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. Responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
2. This livestock organ used as food.
3. A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like that of liver.

   Liver colour:

Derived terms

• chopped liver

Translations

organ of the body

Albanian: mëlçi a zëzë American Sign Language: BentB@Abdomen Contact Contact Contact Arabic: كَبِد ar(ar) (kábid) m., كِبْد ar(ar) (kibd) m. Aramaic: Syriac: ܟܒܕܐ (kabdā, kabdo) f. Hebrew: כבדא (kabdā, kabdo) f. Armenian: լյարդ hy(hy) (lyard) Azeri: qara ciyər az(az) Breton: avu br(br) m. Bulgarian: черен дроб bg(bg) (čéren drob) Catalan: fetge m. Chamicuro: ojpana Chinese: Mandarin: 肝臟 cmn(cmn), 肝脏 cmn(cmn) (gānzàng), 肝 cmn(cmn) (gān) Croatian: jȅtra hr(hr) Czech: játra cs(cs) n. pl. Danish: lever da(da) Dutch: lever nl(nl) m. Erzya: максо (makso) Esperanto: hepato Finnish: maksa fi(fi) French: foie fr(fr) m. Galician: fígado gl(gl) m. Georgian: ღვიძლი ka(ka) (ǧvidzli) German: Leber de(de) f. Greek: συκώτι [sykóti] n., ήπαρ [ípar] n. Hebrew: כבד he(he) Hindi: कलेजा hi(hi) Hungarian: máj hu(hu) Icelandic: lifur is(is) f. Ido: hepato io(io) Indonesian: hati id(id) Italian: fegato it(it) m.

Japanese: 肝臓 (かんぞう, kanzou) Korean: 간장 (肝臓 ganjang); 간 (肝, gan) !Kung: [[čiŋ#Template:Knw|čiŋ]] Kurdish: جه‌رگ ku(ku) Lao: ຕັບ lo(lo) (tap) Latvian: aknas f. pl. Lithuanian: kepenys pl. Macedonian: џигер mk(mk) (džíger) m., црн дроб mk(mk) (c'rn drob) m. Malagasy: aty Maltese: fwied m. Maori: ate mi(mi) Navajo: bizid, azid Ossetian: [[игæр#Template:Os|игæр]] (igær) Persian: جگر fa(fa) (jegar) Pitjantjatjara: alu Polish: wątroba pl(pl) f. Portuguese: fígado pt(pt) m. Romanian: ficat ro(ro) n. Russian: печень ru(ru) (péčen') f., печёнка ru(ru) (pečónka) f. (colloquial) Slovak: pečeň sk(sk) Slovene: jetra sl(sl) n. pl. Spanish: hígado es(es) m. Swahili: ini sw(sw) Swedish: lever sv(sv) c. Tagalog: atay Tajik: ҷигар tg(tg) (jigar) Taos: c’óne Telugu: కాలేయం (kaaleayam) Tok Pisin: lewa Tswana: sebete tn(tn) Turkish: karaciğer tr(tr) Volapük: foad vo(vo) Welsh: afu cy(cy) m., iau cy(cy) m.

organ as food

Croatian: jȅtrica hr(hr) f. Dutch: lever m., levertjes m, dim, pl Erzya: максо (makso) Finnish: maksa fi(fi) French: foie fr(fr) m. Greek: συκώτι el(el) (sykóti) n. Icelandic: lifur is(is) f. Indonesian: hati id(id) Italian: fegato it(it) m. Japanese: レバー ja(ja) (rebā) Kurdish: جه‌رگ

Latvian: aknas f. pl. Lithuanian: kepenys pl. Macedonian: џигер mk(mk) (džíger) m. Maltese: fwied Polish: wątróbka pl(pl) f., wątroba pl(pl) f. Portuguese: fígado pt(pt) m. Russian: печень ru(ru) (péčen') f., печёнка ru(ru) (pečónka) f. (colloquial) Slovene: jetrca n pl Swahili: maini sw(sw) Swedish: lever sv(sv) c.

colour

Adjective

Liver (not comparable)

Positive Liver

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

(the noun as a modifier)

1. Concerning or relating to the liver.

   liver transplant

2. Intended for the liver.

   liver salts

3. Of food, made of liver.

   liver pâté

Translations

concerning the liver

Dutch: lever- (in compounds) Finnish: maksa- (in compounds) French: de foie Greek: ηπατικός el(el) (ipatikos) m.

Irish: ae ga(ga) Italian: di fegato Swahili: maini sw(sw) Swedish: lever-

intended for the liver

Dutch: lever- (in compounds) Finnish: maksa- (in compounds) French: pour le foie

Italian: per il fegato Swahili: maini sw(sw) Swedish: lever-

made of liver

Dutch: lever- (in compounds) Finnish: maksa- (in compounds) French: de foie Hungarian: májas hu(hu)

Italian: di fegato Swahili: maini sw(sw) Swedish: lever sv(sv)

colour

Hungarian: májszínű hu(hu)

Derived terms

cod-liver oil hepatotoxin lily-livered liver fluke liver salts

liver sausage liver spot liverish liverwort liverwurst

Related terms

foie gras heparin hepatic

hepatitis hepatocarcinoma hepatogenous

hepatomegaly hepatotoxicity

See also

• detoxification
• fascioliasis
• gout
• jaundice
• Appendix:Colours

Etymology 2

from live + -er

Noun

Singular Liver

Plural {{{1}}}

Liver ({{{1}}})

1. one who lives

Adjective

liver

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Quotations

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Anagrams

• eilrv, livre, rivel, viler

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Breton

Noun

liver m.

1. painter

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