ânus

See also: anus, Anus, añus, anüs, and -anus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• anus (pre-standardization spelling, 1931-prescribed spelling)

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos

Proto-Italic *ānos

Latin ānuslbor.

Portuguese ânus

Learned borrowing from Latin ānus. Doublet of anel.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.nus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.nus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.nuʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.nuʃ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: â‧nus
• Homophone: anos

Noun

ânus m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) anus

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ânus

Derived terms

• ânus artificial

Related terms

• anal
• anel
• ano-

Further reading

• “ânus”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ânus”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “ânus”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026