anel

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

anel m (plural anels)

1. ring

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

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 2-7453-0520-4), line 1980:

     Un anel d'or trait de sun dei

     she removed a gold ring from her finger

Descendants

• French: anneau

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Portuguese

anel

Etymology

From Old Portuguese anel, from Latin ānellus (“finger ring”). See also the doublet elo.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈnɛɫ/
• Hyphenation: a‧nel
• Rhymes: -ɛw

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