anus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
First attested in 1658, from Latin anus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *ano- (“ring”). See also anal, annular, annelid.
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anus (plural anuses)
- (anatomy) The lower opening of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
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- arsehole
- asshole
- balloon knot
- See also Wikisaurus:anus
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[edit] Translations
lower opening of the digestive tract
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[edit] Albanian
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- IPA: [anus]
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anus m.
[edit] Catalan
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Latin ānus
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anus m. (plural anus)
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anus m. (plural anussen or ani, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
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Latin ānus
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anus m. (plural anus)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *ano- ("ring"), in analogy to Greek δακτυλιος "finger-ring; anus"
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[edit] Noun
ānus (genitive ānī); m, second declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ānus | ānī |
| genitive | ānī | ānōrum |
| dative | ānō | ānīs |
| accusative | ānum | ānōs |
| ablative | ānō | ānīs |
| vocative | āne | ānī |
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ("old woman", "ancestor"). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀννίς ("maternal grandparent"), Old Armenian հան (han, “grandmother”), Old High German ana ("grandmother") and ano ("grandfather"), Old Prussian ane ("grandmother").
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[edit] Noun
anus (genitive anūs); f, 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:
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | anus | anūs |
| genitive | anūs | anuum |
| dative | anuī | anibus |
| accusative | anum | anūs |
| ablative | anū | anibus |
| vocative | anus | anūs |
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[edit] Romanian
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From Latin ānus.
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- IPA: [ˈanus]
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declension of anus
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender n. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un anus | anusul | niște anusuri | anusurile |
| genitive/dative | unui anus | anusului | unor anusuri | anusurilor |
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[edit] Swedish
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anus n.
- an anus
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