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Anus


A′nus

,
Noun.
[L., prob. for
asnus
: cf. Gr. [GREEK] to sit, Skr.
ās
.]
(Anat.)
The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.

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Anus

Anus

See also: anus, ânus, añus, anüs, and -anus

English

Proper noun

Anus

  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaːnʊs/

Noun

Anus m (genitive Anus, plural Ani or Anus)

  1. anus

Synonyms

anus

anus

See also: Anus, ânus, añus, anüs, and -anus

English

Noun

anus (plural anuses or ani)

  1. (anatomy) The lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

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Related terms

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Translations

Anagrams


Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [anus]

Noun

anus m

  1. (anatomy) anus

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanus/

Etymology

Latin ānus

Noun

anus m (plural anus)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

anus m (plural anussen or ani, diminutive anusje n)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

anus

  1. anus

Declension

Inflection of anus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative anus anukset
genitive anuksen anusten
anuksien
partitive anusta anuksia
illative anukseen anuksiin
singular plural
nominative anus anukset
accusative nom. anus anukset
gen. anuksen
genitive anuksen anusten
anuksien
partitive anusta anuksia
inessive anuksessa anuksissa
elative anuksesta anuksista
illative anukseen anuksiin
adessive anuksella anuksilla
ablative anukselta anuksilta
allative anukselle anuksille
essive anuksena anuksina
translative anukseksi anuksiksi
instructive anuksin
abessive anuksetta anuksitta
comitative anuksineen

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin ānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anys/

Noun

anus m (plural anus)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Synonyms


Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (ring). Possibly cognate with Old Armenian անուր (anur).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.nus/, [ˈaː.nʊs]

Noun

ānus m (genitive ānī); second declension

  1. a ring
  2. an anus
Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ānus ānī
genitive ānī ānōrum
dative ānō ānīs
accusative ānum ānōs
ablative ānō ānīs
vocative āne ānī
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enHo- (old woman). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís) ("maternal grandparent"), Old Armenian հան (han, grandmother), Old High German ana ("grandmother") and ano ("grandfather"), Old Prussian ane ("grandmother").

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.nus/, [ˈa.nʊs]

Noun

anus f (genitive anūs); fourth declension

  1. old woman, crone
    • 11th to 13th century, In taberna quando sumus, from Carmina Burana:
      … bibit soror, bibit frater, / bibit anus, bibit mater, …
      (… the sister drinks, the brother drinks, / the old lady drinks, the mother drinks, …)
Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative anus anūs
genitive anūs anuum
dative anuī anibus
accusative anum anūs
ablative anū anibus
vocative anus anūs
Derived terms

References


Old Irish

Verb

·anus

  1. first-person singular future / present subjunctive conjunct of aingid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
·anus unchanged ·n-anus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin ānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈanus]

Noun

anus n (plural anusuri)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Declension

Related terms


Swedish

Etymology

From Latin ānus.

Noun

anus n

  1. (anatomy) anus

Declension

Inflection of anus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative anus anuset anus anusen
Genitive anus anusets anus anusens