anal

See also: Anal, anál, añal, and -anál

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.nəl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnəl

Adjective

anal (comparative more anal, superlative most anal)

  1. (not comparable) of, related to, intended for or involving the anus
    anal thermometer
    an anal examination
    anal sex
  2. (psychoanalysis) of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
  3. (psychology) of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
    Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.
  4. (entomology, of a vein) proximate to the thorax

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Noun

anal (countable and uncountable, plural anals)

  1. Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
  2. (informal) anal sex
    In the right mood, I'll accept anal.
    I'll do anything except anal.

Anagrams

Breton

Noun

anal f (plural analioù)

  1. breath

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānālis, or coined in French from anus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

anal (feminine singular anale, masculine plural anaux, feminine plural anales)

  1. anal (relating to the anus)

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈnaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

anal (not comparable)

  1. anal

Declension
Declension of anal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist anal sie ist anal es ist anal sie sind anal
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative analer anale anales anale
genitive analen analer analen analer
dative analem analer analem analen
accusative analen anale anales anale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der anale die anale das anale die analen
genitive des analen der analen des analen der analen
dative dem analen der analen dem analen den analen
accusative den analen die anale das anale die analen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein analer eine anale ein anales (keine) analen
genitive eines analen einer analen eines analen (keiner) analen
dative einem analen einer analen einem analen (keinen) analen
accusative einen analen eine anale ein anales (keine) analen

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin annālis; equivalent to ano +‎ -al.

Adjective

anal m or f (plural anais, comparable)

  1. (obsolete) annual, yearly (happening once a year)
    Synonym: anual

Noun

anal m (plural anais)

  1. (obsolete) something that happens once a year

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.

Adjective

anal m or f (plural anais, comparable)

  1. anal

Noun

anal m (plural anais)

  1. anal (anal sex)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French anal, Latin ānālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aˈnal]

Adjective

anal m or n (feminine singular anală, masculine plural anali, feminine and neuter plural anale)

  1. anal

Declension
declension of anal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite anal anală anali anale
definite analul anala analii analele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite anal anale anali anale
definite analului analei analilor analelor

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈnal/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.

Adjective

anal (plural anales)

  1. anal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin annālis. Doublet of añal.

Noun

anal m (plural anales)

  1. annal
    Los demás hechos de Jehú ... están escritos en los anales de los reyes de Israel.
    The other deeds of Jehu ... are written in the annals of the kings of Israel. 2 Kings 10:34 NRV XXI

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