anell
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus (“ring”). Cognate with Occitan anèl, French anneau, Italian anello, Portuguese anel, and Spanish anillo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈneʎ]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈneʎ]
Audio (Catalonia): (file) - Rhymes: -eʎ
Noun
anell m (plural anells)
- ring (circular shape)
- ring (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger)
- (astronomy) ring
Derived terms
- anell de prometatge
- anell del Pescador
- anell episcopal
- anella
- anellar
- com l'anell al dit
Related terms
Further reading
- “anell”, 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
- “anell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “anell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “anell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italian anello, from Latin anulus.
Noun
anell