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Webster 1913 Edition


Anal

A′nal

,
Adj.
[From
Anus
.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus;
as, the
anal
fin or glands
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Anal

A'NAL

,
Adj.
[L. anus.] Pertaining to the anus; as, the anal fin.

Definition 2024


anál

anál

See also: anal, Anal, añal, and -anál

Irish

Noun

anál f (genitive singular anála, nominative plural análacha)

  1. Alternative form of anáil (breath; air; influence)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anál n-anál hanál t-anál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *anatlā (breath) (compare Welsh anadl (breath, wind)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanaːl/

Noun

anál f

  1. breathing, breath

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

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

References

  • anál” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.