anormal

English

Etymology

From Middle French anormal and probably also partly Latin anōrmālis, equivalent to a- +‎ normal.

Adjective

anormal (comparative more anormal, superlative most anormal)

1. (obsolete) Not according to normality; abnormal.

References

• “anormal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Almanor

Albanian

Adjective

anormal (feminine anormale)

1. (literary) abnormal

   Synonym: jonormal

Further reading

• “anormal”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Asturian

Adjective

anormal (epicene, plural anormales)

1. abnormal (not conforming to rule or system)

Related terms

• anormalidá

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		анормал
Arabic		آنوْرمال

Etymology

Internationalism; ultimately from Latin anormalus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑnorˈmɑɫ]
• Hyphenation: a‧nor‧mal

Adjective

anormal (comparative daha anormal, superlative ən anormal)

1. abnormal

   Synonym: qeyri-normal

Derived terms

• anormallıq

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “anormal”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[2] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 120

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anormālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.nurˈmal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.norˈmal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.noɾˈmal]

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Adjective

anormal m or f (masculine and feminine plural anormals)

1. abnormal

   Antonym: normal

Derived terms

• anormalitat

Further reading

• “anormal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “anormal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “anormal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “anormal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

From a- +‎ normal.

Adjective

anormal (neuter anormalt, plural and definite singular attributive anormale)

1. (uncommon) abnormal

   Synonym: unormal

   Coordinate terms: abnorm, anomal

Inflection

Inflection of anormal

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	anormal	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	anormalt	—	—2
plural	anormale	—	—2
definite attributive1	anormale	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• anormalitet

References

• “anormal” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Latin anormālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nɔʁ.mal/

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

anormal (feminine anormale, masculine plural anormaux, feminine plural anormales)

1. abnormal

   Antonym: normal

Descendants

• → Portuguese: anormal
• → Romanian: anormal
• → Turkish: anormal

Further reading

• “anormal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Interlingua

Adjective

anormal (not comparable)

1. abnormal

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

anormal (masculine anormalen, neuter anormaalt, comparative méi anormal, superlative am anormaalsten)

1. abnormal

Antonyms

• normal

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abnormal

Etymology

Borrowed from French anormal, from Latin anōrmālis. By surface analysis, a- +‎ normal.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.noʁˈmaw/ [a.noɦˈmaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.noʁˈmaw/ [a.noɦˈmaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.noɾˈmaw/ [a.noɾˈmaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.noʁˈmaw/ [a.noʁˈmaʊ̯]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.noɻˈmaw/ [a.noɻˈmaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɔɾˈmal/ [ɐ.nɔɾˈmaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɔɾˈmal/ [ɐ.nɔɾˈmaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɔɾˈma.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧nor‧mal

Adjective

anormal m or f (plural anormais)

1. abnormal, unnatural
2. irregular
3. (informal, derogatory) dumb, fool, stupid

   Synonym: animal

Derived terms

• anormalidade
• anormalmente

Further reading

• “anormal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “anormal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “anormal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “anormal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French anormal, from Latin anormalis. Equivalent to a- +‎ normal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.norˈmal/

Adjective

anormal m or n (feminine singular anormală, masculine plural anormali, feminine/neuter plural anormale)

1. abnormal (not conforming to rule or system)

   Antonym: normal

Declension

Declension of anormal

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	anormal		anormală		anormali	anormale
	definite	anormalul		anormala		anormalii	anormalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	anormal		anormale		anormali	anormale
	definite	anormalului		anormalei		anormalilor	anormalelor

See also

• neregulat

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin anormālis, variant of anormalus, corruption of anōmalus by confusion with norma (“norm, standard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anoɾˈmal/ [a.noɾˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧nor‧mal

Adjective

anormal m or f (masculine and feminine plural anormales)

1. abnormal

   Synonym: aberrante

   Antonym: normal

2. (colloquial, derogatory) dumb, fool, stupid

Derived terms

• anormalidad
• anormalmente

Further reading

• “anormal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anormal, from Medieval Latin anormālis. Doublet of abnormal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanoɾˈmal/ [ʔɐ.n̪oɾˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧nor‧mal

Adjective

anormál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜎ᜔)

1. abnormal

   Synonyms: di-karaniwan, di-normal, abnormal, kakaiba, kakatwa

Related terms

• anormalidad
• enormidad
• norma
• normal
• normalidad
• normalisa
• normatibo

Further reading

• “anormal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 37

Turkish

Etymology

From French anormal, from Latin anōrmalus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.noɾˈmal/

Adjective

anormal

1. abnormal

Declension

Predicative forms of anormal

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	anormalim	anormal miyim?
sen (you are)	anormalsin	anormal misin?
o (he/she/it is)	anormal / anormaldir	anormal mi?
biz (we are)	anormaliz	anormal miyiz?
siz (you are)	anormalsiniz	anormal misiniz?
onlar (they are)	anormal(ler)	anormal(ler) mi?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	anormaldim	anormal miydim?
sen (you were)	anormaldin	anormal miydin?
o (he/she/it was)	anormaldi	anormal miydi?
biz (we were)	anormaldik	anormal miydik?
siz (you were)	anormaldiniz	anormal miydiniz?
onlar (they were)	anormaldiler	anormal miydiler?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	anormalmişim	anormal miymişim?
sen (you were)	anormalmişsin	anormal miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was)	anormalmiş	anormal miymiş?
biz (we were)	anormalmişiz	anormal miymişiz?
siz (you were)	anormalmişsiniz	anormal miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were)	anormalmişler	anormal miymişler?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	anormalsem	anormal miysem?
sen (if you)	anormalsen	anormal miysen?
o (if he/she/it)	anormalse	anormal miyse?
biz (if we)	anormalsek	anormal miysek?
siz (if you)	anormalseniz	anormal miyseniz?
onlar (if they)	anormalseler	anormal miyseler?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.