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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.
Definition 2024
Anus
anus
anus
English
Noun
- (anatomy) The lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
Synonyms
- arsehole
- ****
- balloon knot
- ****
- cornhole
- dookie hole
- See also Wikisaurus:anus
Related terms
See also
Translations
lower opening of the digestive tract
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Anagrams
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanus/
Etymology
Noun
anus m (plural anus)
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin.
Noun
anus
Declension
| Inflection of anus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anus | anukset | |
| genitive | anuksen | anusten anuksien |
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| 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 | |
Synonyms
- see synonyms at peräaukko
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anys/
Noun
anus m (plural anus)
Synonyms
- (Vulgar) trou du cul
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
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
- 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, …)
- 11th to 13th century, In taberna quando sumus, from Carmina Burana:
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
- (anus): anus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- (ring): anus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- (crone): anus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- anus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ANUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “anus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
Old Irish
Verb
·anus
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈanus]
Noun
anus n (plural anusuri)
Declension
declension of anus
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) anus | anusul | (niște) anusuri | anusurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) anus | anusului | (unor) anusuri | anusurilor |
| vocative | anusule | anusurilor | ||