anal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānālis. By surface analysis, anus +‎ -al. Psychological sense shortened from anal-retentive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.nəl/ Rhymes: -eɪnəl === Adjective === anal (comparative more anal, superlative most anal) (not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from 18th c.] anal thermometer an anal examination anal sex (psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from 20th c.] (psychology, also informal, vulgar) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from 20th c.] (informal, vulgar) Of tasks, questions, subject matter, etc., obsessively fussy or precise. (entomology) Of a vein, proximate to the thorax. ==== Synonyms ==== (compulsive and stubborn): fussy, pernickety, picky, anal-retentive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === anal (countable and uncountable, plural anals) (countable) Any of the anal scales of a reptile. (uncountable, informal) Anal sex. === Verb === anal (third-person singular simple present anals, present participle (US) analing or (UK) analling, simple past and past participle (US) analed or (UK) analled) (transitive, slang, rare, chiefly in pornography) To penetrate anally. === Anagrams === Alan, Lana, Nala, alan, lana, nala == Breton == === Noun === anal f (plural analioù) breath == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈnal] === Adjective === anal m or f (masculine and feminine plural anals) anal ==== Derived terms ==== sexe anal ==== Related terms ==== anus === Further reading === “anal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “anal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “anal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “anal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Cornish == === Etymology === From Middle Cornish anel, from Proto-Brythonic *anadl, from Proto-Celtic *anatlā. Cognate with Breton anal, Irish anáil, Manx ennal, Scottish Gaelic anail, and Welsh anadl. === Noun === anal f breath Synonym: hwyth ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ānālis, or coined in French from anus +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.nal/ Homophones: anale, anales, annal, annale, annales === Adjective === anal (feminine anale, masculine plural anaux, feminine plural anales) (relational) anus; anal ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === anal m (uncountable) (informal) ellipsis of sexe anal === Further reading === “anal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnal/ [aˈnɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: a‧nal === Adjective === anal m or f (plural anais) anal === Further reading === “anal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === anal (strong nominative masculine singular analer, not comparable) anal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== perianal == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch anaal, from French anal, from Latin ānālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈanal] Hyphenation: anal === Adjective === anal (comparative lebih anal, superlative paling anal) anal: of, related to, intended for or involving the anus ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “anal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Back-formation from analny. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.nal/ Rhymes: -anal Syllabification: a‧nal === Noun === anal m inan (colloquial, vulgar) anal (anal sex) Coordinate term: oral ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === anal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: a‧nal === Etymology 1 === From Latin annālis, equivalent to ano +‎ -al. Doublet of anual. ==== Alternative forms ==== annal (pre-standardization spelling) ==== Noun ==== anal m (plural anais) (chiefly in the plural) annal (record of events) Os anais da história não registam este facto. ― The annals of history have no record of this fact. ==== Adjective ==== anal m or f (plural anais) (obsolete) annual, yearly (happening once a year) Synonym: anual === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Latin ānālis, equivalent to ân(us) +‎ -al. ==== Adjective ==== anal m or f (plural anais, not comparable) anal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Noun ==== anal m (plural anais) ellipsis of sexo anal === Further reading === “anal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “anal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French anal, Latin ānālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aˈnal] === Adjective === anal m or n (feminine singular anală, masculine plural anali, feminine/neuter plural anale) anal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnal/ [aˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: a‧nal === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin ānālis. ==== Adjective ==== anal m or f (masculine and feminine plural anales) anal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Noun ==== anal m (plural anales) (slang) An act of anal sex. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin annālis. Doublet of añal. ==== Noun ==== anal m (plural anales) annal NRV XXI, 2 Kings 10:34 ===== Related terms ===== === Further reading === “anal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From New Latin analis === Adjective === anal (not comparable) anal (of or related to the anus) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== anilingus anus === References === anal in Svensk ordbok (SO) anal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) anal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)