anal
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.nəl/
- Rhymes: -eɪnəl
Adjective
anal (comparative more anal, superlative most anal)
- (not comparable) of, related to, intended for or involving the anus
- anal thermometer
- an anal examination
- anal sex
- (psychoanalysis) of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
- (psychology) of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
- Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.
- (entomology, of a vein) proximate to the thorax
Synonyms
- (3): fussy, pernickety, picky
Derived terms
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Translations
of the stage in psychosexual development
of a person, obsessed with neatness, accuracy, compulsiveness and stubbornness,
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See also
Noun
anal (countable and uncountable, plural anals)
Anagrams
Breton
Noun
anal f (plural analioù)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ānālis, or coined in French from anus + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
anal (feminine singular anale, masculine plural anaux, feminine plural anales)
- anal (relating to the anus)
Further reading
- “anal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈnaːl/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
anal (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of anal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist anal | sie ist anal | es ist anal | sie sind anal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | analer | anale | anales | anale |
| genitive | analen | analer | analen | analer | |
| dative | analem | analer | analem | analen | |
| accusative | analen | anale | anales | anale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der anale | die anale | das anale | die analen |
| genitive | des analen | der analen | des analen | der analen | |
| dative | dem analen | der analen | dem analen | den analen | |
| accusative | den analen | die anale | das anale | die analen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein analer | eine anale | ein anales | (keine) analen |
| genitive | eines analen | einer analen | eines analen | (keiner) analen | |
| dative | einem analen | einer analen | einem analen | (keinen) analen | |
| accusative | einen analen | eine anale | ein anales | (keine) analen | |
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin annālis; equivalent to ano + -al.
Adjective
anal m, f (plural anais, comparable)
Synonyms
Noun
anal m (plural anais)
- (obsolete) something that happens once a year
Etymology 2
Adjective
anal m, f (plural anais, comparable)
Noun
anal m (plural anais)
- anal (anal sex)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈnal]
Adjective
anal m, n (feminine singular anală, masculine plural anali, feminine and neuter plural anale)
Declension
declension of anal
Spanish
Etymology 1
Adjective
anal (plural anales)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin annālis. Doublet of añal.
Noun
anal m (plural anales)
- annal
- Los demás hechos de Jehú ... están escritos en los anales de los reyes de Israel.
The other deeds of Jehu ... are written in the annals of the kings of Israel. 2 Kings 10:34 NRV XXI
- Los demás hechos de Jehú ... están escritos en los anales de los reyes de Israel.
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