anel

See also: anèl and anël

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

anel m (plural anels)

1. ring

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese anel, borrowed from Old Occitan anel, from Latin ānellus (“finger ring”). Compare the inherited form elo.

Noun

anel m (plural aneis)

1. ring (small metal object)

Related terms

• anular

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

anel m (oblique plural aneaus or aneax or aniaus or aniax or anels, nominative singular aneaus or aneax or aniaus or aniax or anels, nominative plural anel)

1. ring (small metal torus-shaped object)
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 164 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, line 1980:

     Un anel d'or trait de sun dei

     she removed a gold ring from her finger

Descendants

• Middle French: anneau
  • French: anneau
• Walloon: anea

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Portuguese

anel

Etymology

From Old Portuguese anel, borrowed from Old Occitan anel, from Latin ānellus (“finger ring”). Compare the inherited doublet elo. Cognates include Catalan anell, French anneau, Italian anello, Spanish anillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /aˈnɛw/, [aˈnɛʊ̯]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ɐˈnɛl/, [ɐˈnɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: a‧nel

Noun

anel m (plural anéis)

1. ring (small metal object)

Related terms

• anelar
• anular
• aliança
• elo
• aro
• argola

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) anè
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ani

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

anel m (plural anels)

1. (Surmiran) ring