anneau

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French anneau, from Old French anel, from Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus (“ring”). Cognates in regional French languages: Franco-Provençal anèu, Gallo anè, aniao, anot Norman anné, Occitan anèl, Picard èniau. Cognates with Catalan anell, Corsican anellu, Galician anel, Italian anello, Portuguese anel, Romanian inel, Sicilian aneḍḍu, Spanish anillo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.no/ Homophones: anaux, annaux, anneaux === Noun === anneau m (plural anneaux) ring (circular shape) ring (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) (astronomy) ring (juggling) ring (nautical) cringle === Further reading === “anneau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French anel. === Noun === anneau m (plural anneaulx) ring (metal band) ==== Descendants ==== French: anneau == Welsh == === Etymology === an- (“un-”) +‎ deau (“right”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /aˈneːaɨ̯/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aˈneːa/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /aˈneːai̯/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aˈneːɛ/ === Adjective === anneau (feminine singular anneau, plural anneau, equative mor anneau, comparative mwy anneau, superlative mwyaf anneau) awkward, clumsy, unskilful Antonyms: chwithig, lletchwith, trwsgl, anfedrus unfair, underhand Synonyms: annheg, dan din ==== Derived terms ==== anneheuig (“clumsy”) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “anneau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies