anus

== English == === Etymology === Either from Middle French anus or Latin ānus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”). First attested in 1658. See also anal, annular, annelid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.nəs/ Rhymes: -eɪnəs Hyphenation: a‧nal === Noun === anus (plural anuses or ani) (anatomy) The external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected. Synonyms: arsehole, asshole; see also Thesaurus:anus (informal, derogatory) An impolite, unpopular, or unintelligent person. Synonyms: arsehole, asshole; see also Thesaurus:jerk ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === cloaca === Anagrams === Usan, saun, asun, UNAs, SANU, NSAU, naus, Naus, USNA, USAN, Unas == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa.nus] === Noun === anus m (invariable) (anatomy) anus ==== Related terms ==== anell == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānus. === Noun === anus c (indeclinable) (anatomy) anus ==== Synonyms ==== endetarmsåbning === References === “anus” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.nʏs/ Hyphenation: anus === Noun === anus m (plural anussen or ani, diminutive anusje n) anus Synonyms: aars, (Netherlands) poepgat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanus/ Rhymes: -anus Syllabification: a‧nus === Verb === anus conditional of ani == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑ(ː)nus/, [ˈɑ̝(ː)nus̠] Rhymes: -ɑnus Syllabification(key): a‧nus Hyphenation(key): anus === Noun === anus anus Synonyms: see peräaukko ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “anus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === asun, nasu, suan, suna == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring; anus”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.nys/ Rhymes: -ys === Noun === anus m (invariable) (anatomy) anus ==== Synonyms ==== (vulgar) trou du cul, trou de balle ==== Related terms ==== anneau ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: anüs === Further reading === “anus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch anus, from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈanus/ [ˈa.nʊs] Rhymes: -anus Syllabification: a‧nus === Noun === anus (plural anus-anus) (anatomy) anus Synonyms: dubur, pelepasan ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “anus”, 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 == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Italic *ānos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”). Possibly cognate with Old Irish áinne (from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos (“ring”)), Old Armenian անուր (anur, “ring, necklace”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.nus] ==== Noun ==== ānus m (genitive ānī); second declension a ring an ankle cuff an anus ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Italic *anus (“old woman”), from *h₂en-H-o- (“old woman”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís, “grandmother”), Old Armenian հան (han, “grandmother”), Lithuanian anyta (“mother-in-law”), Old High German ana (“grandmother”), ano (“grandfather”), Old Prussian ane (“grandmother”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.nus] ==== Noun ==== anus f (genitive anūs); fourth declension old woman, old maid, crone, matron 11th to 13th century, In taberna quando sumus, from Carmina Burana: ===== Declension ===== Fourth-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== anus f (of a woman) old, elderly, aged (of an animal, grammatically feminine) old, aged (of a thing, grammatically feminine) old, aged ===== Usage notes ===== Only used with feminine nouns: the masculine counterpart is senex. Has the sense of an adjective, but declined like the noun. The use with inanimate feminine nouns is attested mostly in poetry in the nominative singular. See Citations:anus. === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.nuːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.nus] ==== Noun ==== anūs inflection of anus: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural === References === (anus): “anus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press (ring): “anus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press (crone): “anus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “anus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "anus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “anus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.nus/ (Blasse) [ˈa.nus] (Griffith) [ˈa.nøs] === Verb === ·anus first-person singular future/present subjunctive conjunct of aingid first-person singular preterite conjunct of anaid === Mutation === == Portuguese == === Noun === anus m (invariable) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ânus prescribed spelling of ânus under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈanus] === Noun === anus n (plural anusuri) (anatomy) anus ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== anal inel === Further reading === “anus”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”) === Noun === anus n (anatomy) anus ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== analöppning ändtarmsöppning ==== Synonyms (vulgar or slang) ==== brunöga dajmkryss fisring prutten rövhål skitan tvåan ==== See also ==== anal ringmuskel (“sphincter”) === References === “anus”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “anus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “anus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)