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anus.

ring, circle, link, circular form; anus; fundement; piles, hemorrhoids (L+S); year (astronomical/civil); age, time of life; year's produce; old woman; hag; matron; old maid; sibyl, sorceress; foolish/cringing person;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.nus]

  1. a ring an ankle cuff

    declension-2

  2. a ring an anus

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos Proto-Italic *ānos Latin ānus From Proto-Italic *ānos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos (“ring”). Possibly cognate with Old Irish áinne (“ring”, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos) and Old Armenian անուր (anur, “ring, necklace”).

noun[ˈa.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.nus]

  1. old woman, old maid, crone, matron

    declension-4 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *anus (“old woman”), from *h₂en-H-o- (“old woman”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís, “grandmother”), Old Armenian հան (han, “grandmother”), Lithuanian anyta (“mother-in-law”), Old High German ana (“grandmother”), ano (“grandfather”), Old Prussian ane (“grandmother”).

adj[ˈa.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.nus]

  1. old, elderly, aged

    feminine

  2. old, aged

    feminine

  3. old, aged

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *anus (“old woman”), from *h₂en-H-o- (“old woman”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís, “grandmother”), Old Armenian հան (han, “grandmother”), Lithuanian anyta (“mother-in-law”), Old High German ana (“grandmother”), ano (“grandfather”), Old Prussian ane (“grandmother”).

noun[ˈa.nuːs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.nus]

  1. inflection of anus: genitive singular

    form-of · genitive · singular

  2. inflection of anus: nominative/accusative/vocative plural

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
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