urinal

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: yo͞o-rīʹnəl, IPA(key): /jʊəˈraɪnəl/ (US) enPR: yo͝orʹĭn-əl, yûrʹĭn-əl, IPA(key): /ˈjʊɹɪnəl/, /ˈjɝɪnəl/ (General Australian) enPR: yo͝orʹĭn-əl, IPA(key): /ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/ (South Asia) enPR: yo͝orʹĭn-əl, IPA(key): /ˈju.rɪ.nəl/ Rhymes: -aɪnəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English urinal, urynal, orynal, from Old French urinal, orinal (“vessel for urination”), from Latin ūrīnālis (“urinary”). Use for plumbing fixtures attested from 1851. ==== Noun ==== urinal (plural urinals) A device or fixture used for urination, particularly: (historical, medicine and alchemy) A glass vial used for examining or storing urine. (obsolete) A chamber pot specially designed or considered as a device for urination. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chamber pot A device for urination worn or used by patients suffering urinary incontinence. A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toilet (chemistry, obsolete) Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal. (obsolete) A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle French urinal, from Late Latin ūrīnālis, equivalent to urine +‎ -al. ==== Adjective ==== urinal (not comparable) Synonym of urinary. === References === === Further reading === “urinal, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === Lurian, laurin, unrail == Danish == === Alternative forms === urinale === Etymology === From Late Latin ūrīnāle, neuter of ūrīnālis (“pertaining to urine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /urinaːl/, [uɐ̯iˈnæːˀl] === Noun === urinal n (singular definite urinalet, plural indefinite urinaler) urinal (appliance for male restrooms) urinal (small container to collect or measure urine) ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === urinal on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /y.ʁi.nal/ === Noun === urinal m (plural urinaux) (historical) urinal (pot) === Further reading === “urinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uʁiˈnaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === urinal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular urinaler, not comparable) (relational) urine; urinal, urinary ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “urinal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “urinal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French urinal. === Noun === urinal n (plural urinale) urinal ==== Declension ====