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Webster 1913 Edition
Urinal
U′ri-nal
,Noun.
[L.
urinal
, fr. urina
urine: cf. F. urinal
.] 1.
A vessel for holding urine; especially, a bottle or tube for holding urine for inspection.
2.
A place or convenience for urinating purposes.
Webster 1828 Edition
Urinal
U'RINAL
,Noun.
1.
A bottle in which urine is kept for inspection.2.
A vessel for containing urine.3.
In chimistry, an oblong glass vessel, used in making solutions.Definition 2025
Urinal
urinal
urinal
See also: Urinal
English
A urinal in a public toilet with its cake in place.
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.
- (obsolete) A device for urination worn by patients suffering incontinence.
- A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men.
- (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
- (chamber pot): See Wikisaurus:chamber pot
- (fixture): See Wikisaurus:toilet
- (room or structure): See Wikisaurus:bathroom
Derived terms
Translations
a vessel specially used for urination — See also translations at : chamber pot
fixture for standing urination
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latrine — see latrine
outhouse — see outhouse
lavatory — see toilet
Related terms
Anagrams
References
- "urinal, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary (1926), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Danish
Alternative forms
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)
Inflection
Inflection of urinal
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | urinal | urinalet | urinaler | urinalerne |
| genitive | urinals | urinalets | urinalers | urinalernes |
External links
-
urinal on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uʀiˈnaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
urinal (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of urinal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | — | — | — | — | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | urinaler | urinale | urinales | urinale |
| genitive | urinalen | urinaler | urinalen | urinaler | |
| dative | urinalem | urinaler | urinalem | urinalen | |
| accusative | urinalen | urinale | urinales | urinale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der urinale | die urinale | das urinale | die urinalen |
| genitive | des urinalen | der urinalen | des urinalen | der urinalen | |
| dative | dem urinalen | der urinalen | dem urinalen | den urinalen | |
| accusative | den urinalen | die urinale | das urinale | die urinalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein urinaler | eine urinale | ein urinales | (keine) urinalen |
| genitive | eines urinalen | einer urinalen | eines urinalen | (keiner) urinalen | |
| dative | einem urinalen | einer urinalen | einem urinalen | (keinen) urinalen | |
| accusative | einen urinalen | eine urinale | ein urinales | (keine) urinalen | |