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animal.

animal (relating to animals)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/a.niˈmaw/Brazil[a.niˈmaʊ̯]Brazil/ɐ.niˈmal/Portugal[ɐ.niˈmaɫ]Portugal
  1. animal (relating to animals)

    comparable · feminine · masculine
  2. brute (senseless, unreasoning)

    comparable · derogatory · feminine · masculine
  3. cool; awesome

    Brazil · colloquial · comparable · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin animālisnom. Latin animallbor. Portuguese animal Learned borrowing from Latin animal. Doublet of alimária.

noun/a.niˈmaw/Brazil[a.niˈmaʊ̯]Brazil/ɐ.niˈmal/Portugal[ɐ.niˈmaɫ]Portugal
  1. animal (any member of the kingdom Animalia)

    masculine
  2. animal (an animal other than a human, especially a vertebrate)

    masculine · non-scientific
  3. twat; idiot; moron

    colloquial · masculine
  4. beast (a cruel person)

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin animālisnom. Latin animallbor. Portuguese animal Learned borrowing from Latin animal. Doublet of alimária.

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