anus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "anus"

English

Human anus (female on left and male on right)

Etymology

Either from Middle French anus or Latin ānus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos (“ring”). First attested in 1658. See also anal, annular, annelid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.nəs/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪnəs
  • Hyphenation: a‧nus

Noun

anus (plural anuses or ani)

  2. (anatomy) The external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
    Synonyms: arsehole, asshole; see also Thesaurus:anus
    1. (informal) The anus and rectum, considered as a whole.
  4. (informal, derogatory) An impolite, unpopular, or unintelligent person.
    Synonyms: arsehole, asshole; see also Thesaurus:jerk

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”)

Pronunciation

Noun

anus m (invariable)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānus.

Noun

anus c (indeclinable)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Synonyms

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.nʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: anus

Noun

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

  1. anus
    Synonyms: aars, (Netherlands) poepgat

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anus
  • Syllabification: a‧nus

Verb

anus

  1. conditional of ani

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ(ː)nus/, [ˈɑ̝(ː)nus̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnus
  • Syllabification(key): a‧nus
  • Hyphenation(key): anus

Noun

anus

  1. anus
    Synonyms: see peräaukko

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
abessive anuksetta anuksitta
instructive — anuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of anus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative anukseni anukseni
accusative nom. anukseni anukseni
gen. anukseni
genitive anukseni anusteni
anuksieni
partitive anustani anuksiani
inessive anuksessani anuksissani
elative anuksestani anuksistani
illative anukseeni anuksiini
adessive anuksellani anuksillani
ablative anukseltani anuksiltani
allative anukselleni anuksilleni
essive anuksenani anuksinani
translative anuksekseni anuksikseni
abessive anuksettani anuksittani
instructive — —
comitative — anuksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative anuksesi anuksesi
accusative nom. anuksesi anuksesi
gen. anuksesi
genitive anuksesi anustesi
anuksiesi
partitive anustasi anuksiasi
inessive anuksessasi anuksissasi
elative anuksestasi anuksistasi
illative anukseesi anuksiisi
adessive anuksellasi anuksillasi
ablative anukseltasi anuksiltasi
allative anuksellesi anuksillesi
essive anuksenasi anuksinasi
translative anukseksesi anuksiksesi
abessive anuksettasi anuksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — anuksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative anuksemme anuksemme
accusative nom. anuksemme anuksemme
gen. anuksemme
genitive anuksemme anustemme
anuksiemme
partitive anustamme anuksiamme
inessive anuksessamme anuksissamme
elative anuksestamme anuksistamme
illative anukseemme anuksiimme
adessive anuksellamme anuksillamme
ablative anukseltamme anuksiltamme
allative anuksellemme anuksillemme
essive anuksenamme anuksinamme
translative anukseksemme anuksiksemme
abessive anuksettamme anuksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — anuksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative anuksenne anuksenne
accusative nom. anuksenne anuksenne
gen. anuksenne
genitive anuksenne anustenne
anuksienne
partitive anustanne anuksianne
inessive anuksessanne anuksissanne
elative anuksestanne anuksistanne
illative anukseenne anuksiinne
adessive anuksellanne anuksillanne
ablative anukseltanne anuksiltanne
allative anuksellenne anuksillenne
essive anuksenanne anuksinanne
translative anukseksenne anuksiksenne
abessive anuksettanne anuksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — anuksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative anuksensa anuksensa
accusative nom. anuksensa anuksensa
gen. anuksensa
genitive anuksensa anustensa
anuksiensa
partitive anustaan
anustansa 		anuksiaan
anuksiansa
inessive anuksessaan
anuksessansa 		anuksissaan
anuksissansa
elative anuksestaan
anuksestansa 		anuksistaan
anuksistansa
illative anukseensa anuksiinsa
adessive anuksellaan
anuksellansa 		anuksillaan
anuksillansa
ablative anukseltaan
anukseltansa 		anuksiltaan
anuksiltansa
allative anukselleen
anuksellensa 		anuksilleen
anuksillensa
essive anuksenaan
anuksenansa 		anuksinaan
anuksinansa
translative anuksekseen
anukseksensa 		anuksikseen
anuksiksensa
abessive anuksettaan
anuksettansa 		anuksittaan
anuksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — anuksineen
anuksinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring; anus”)

Pronunciation

Noun

anus m (invariable)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Turkish: anüs

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch anus, from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”).

Pronunciation

Noun

anus (plural anus-anus)

  2. (anatomy) anus
    Synonyms: dubur, pelepasan

Further reading

Latin

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos
Proto-Italic *ānos
Latin ānus

    From Proto-Italic *ānos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos (“ring”).[1][2] Possibly cognate with Old Irish áinne (“ring”, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos) and Old Armenian անուր (anur, “ring, necklace”).[3]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ānus m (genitive ānī); second declension

    2. a ring
      1. an ankle cuff
      3. an anus
    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    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

    anus

      From Proto-Italic *anus (“old woman”), from *h₂en-H-o- (“old woman”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís, “grandmother”), Old Armenian հան (han, “grandmother”), Lithuanian anyta (“mother-in-law”), Old High German ana (“grandmother”), ano (“grandfather”), Old Prussian ane (“grandmother”).[4]

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      anus f (genitive anūs); fourth declension

      2. old woman, old maid, crone, matron
        • 8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.415–416:
          ‘valeās, anus optima!’ dīxī ‘quod superest aevī, molle sit omne, tuī.’
          “May you be healthy, worthy old woman!” I said. “May what is remaining of your life all be gentle.”
        • 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, […]
      Declension

      Fourth-declension noun.

      singular plural
      nominative anus anūs
      genitive anūs anuum
      dative anuī anibus
      accusative anum anūs
      ablative anū anibus
      vocative anus anūs
      Derived terms

      Adjective

      anus f

      1. (of a woman) old, elderly, aged
      2. (of an animal, grammatically feminine) old, aged
      3. (of a thing, grammatically feminine) old, aged
      Usage notes
      • Only used with feminine nouns: the masculine counterpart is senex. Has the sense of an adjective, but declined like the noun. The use with inanimate feminine nouns is attested mostly in poetry in the nominative singular. See Citations:anus.

      Etymology 3

        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        anūs

        1. inflection of anus:
          1. genitive singular
          2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

        References

        1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991), The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Latin (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 53
        2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*ānos”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 486
        3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “ānus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
        4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “anus, -ūs”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
        • (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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
        • “anus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

        Old Irish

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈa.nus/
          • (McCone 1996) [ˈa.nus]
          • (Griffith 2016) [ˈa.nøs]

        Verb

        ·anus

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

        Mutation

        Mutation of ·anus
        radical lenition nasalization
        ·anus
        (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)        		 ·anus ·n-anus

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        Portuguese

        Etymology 1

        Noun

        anus

        1. plural of anu

        Etymology 2

        Noun

        anus m (invariable)

        1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ânus
        2. prescribed spelling of ânus under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented

        Romanian

        Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos
        Proto-Italic *ānos
        Latin ānuslbor.
        Romanian anus

          Learned borrowing from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”).

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): [ˈanus]

          Noun

          anus n (plural anusuri)

          1. (anatomy) anus

          Declension

          singular plural
          indefinite definite indefinite definite
          nominative-accusative anus anusul anusuri anusurile
          genitive-dative anus anusului anusuri anusurilor
          vocative anusule anusurilor

          Further reading

          Swedish

          Etymology

          Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”)

          Noun

          anus n

          1. (anatomy) anus

          Declension

          Declension of anus
          nominative genitive
          singular indefinite anus anus
          definite anuset anusets
          plural indefinite anus anus
          definite anusen anusens

          Synonyms

          Synonyms (vulgar or slang)

          See also

          References

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