ano

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ano"

Languages (32)

Translingual

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Aklanon • Alabama • Ao • Apalaí • Breton • Central Bikol • Choctaw • Crimean Gothic • Czech • Esperanto • Finnish • Galician • Hawaiian • Istriot • Italian • Japanese • Latin • Lithuanian • Macanese • Old High German • Old Polish • Old Saxon • Polish • Portuguese • Sarikoli • Silesian • Spanish • Tagalog • Tongan • Venetan • West Makian

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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Andoque.

Symbol

ano

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Andoque.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Andoque terms

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈno/ [ʔaˈn̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: a‧no

Pronoun

anó

1. what

Derived terms

• ano gid
• nano

Alabama

Pronoun

ano

1. I
2. my

Ao

Adverb

ano

1. (Chungli) yet

Further reading

• Clark, E. W. (1911), “ANU, anur, ano, anor”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur

Apalaí

Noun

ano

1. bee
2. honey

Breton

Noun

ano m

1. name

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔano/ [ˈʔa.n̪o]

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈno/ [ʔaˈn̪o]
• Hyphenation: a‧no

Pronoun

áno or anó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜓ)

1. (interrogative) what

   Ano an ginigibo mo?

   What are you doing?

Derived terms

• anohon
• gurano
• maano
• mag-ano
• paano
• pano
• tano

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋno (traditional)
• ạno (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Freestanding form of suffix a̱-. Cognate with Chickasaw ano, Alabama ana, Mikasuki aani, Creek vne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ənó(ʔ)/
• Transcription: anó'

Pronoun

ano (first-person singular)

1. (emphatic) I, me
2. (Mississippi) mine

Usage notes

Choctaw usually doesn't use personal pronouns, instead relying on pronominal affixes.

Inflection

Choctaw personal pronouns

	emphatic			possessive‡
	singular	paucal	plural	singular	paucal	plural
first-person	ano sashno†	pishno	hapishno	ammi	pimmi	hapimmi
second-person	chishno	hachishno		chimmi	hachimmi
third-person	yamma			ilap

† Recent analogous formation in Mississippi Choctaw. Considered substandard.
‡ First- and second-person are archaic in Mississippi Choctaw, where the emphatic pronouns are used for possession instead.

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanô or *hanjō.

Noun

ano

1. hen
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Legationis Turcicae Epistolae Quatuor:

     Ano. Gallina.

     Hen. Hen.

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ano, from Proto-Slavic *ano. Compare Slovak áno (“yes”), Polish ano (“yes, indeed”). First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈano]

• Audio:

  (file)

Interjection

ano

1. yes!

Particle

ano

1. yes

   Antonym: ne

Synonyms

• jo (informal)
• jasně (informal)
• jistě
• určitě

Further reading

• “ano”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ano”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -ano (“member, inhabitant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈano/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: a‧no

Noun

ano (accusative singular anon, plural anoj, accusative plural anojn)

1. member (of a society or a group)
2. inhabitant (of a place)

Synonyms

• (member): adepto, aliĝinto, disĉiplo

Derived terms

• anaro (“membership; following; party”)
• ani (“to be a member, belong”)
• anigi (“to make (someone) a member; to sign (someone) up”)
• aniĝi (“to join”)

Finnish

Etymology 1

Clipping of anonyymi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑno/, [ˈɑ̝no̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑno
• Syllabification^(key): a‧no
• Hyphenation^(key): ano

Noun

ano

1. (Internet slang) anonymous person, anonymous user

   Synonym: nyymi

Declension

Inflection of ano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ano	anot
genitive		anon	anojen
partitive		anoa	anoja
illative		anoon	anoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ano	anot
accusative	nom.	ano	anot
	gen.	anon
genitive		anon	anojen
partitive		anoa	anoja
inessive		anossa	anoissa
elative		anosta	anoista
illative		anoon	anoihin
adessive		anolla	anoilla
ablative		anolta	anoilta
allative		anolle	anoille
essive		anona	anoina
translative		anoksi	anoiksi
abessive		anotta	anoitta
instructive		—	anoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anoni anoni accusative nom. anoni anoni gen. anoni genitive anoni anojeni partitive anoani anojani inessive anossani anoissani elative anostani anoistani illative anooni anoihini adessive anollani anoillani ablative anoltani anoiltani allative anolleni anoilleni essive anonani anoinani translative anokseni anoikseni abessive anottani anoittani instructive — — comitative — anoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anosi anosi accusative nom. anosi anosi gen. anosi genitive anosi anojesi partitive anoasi anojasi inessive anossasi anoissasi elative anostasi anoistasi illative anoosi anoihisi adessive anollasi anoillasi ablative anoltasi anoiltasi allative anollesi anoillesi essive anonasi anoinasi translative anoksesi anoiksesi abessive anottasi anoittasi instructive — — comitative — anoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anomme anomme accusative nom. anomme anomme gen. anomme genitive anomme anojemme partitive anoamme anojamme inessive anossamme anoissamme elative anostamme anoistamme illative anoomme anoihimme adessive anollamme anoillamme ablative anoltamme anoiltamme allative anollemme anoillemme essive anonamme anoinamme translative anoksemme anoiksemme abessive anottamme anoittamme instructive — — comitative — anoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anonne anonne accusative nom. anonne anonne gen. anonne genitive anonne anojenne partitive anoanne anojanne inessive anossanne anoissanne elative anostanne anoistanne illative anoonne anoihinne adessive anollanne anoillanne ablative anoltanne anoiltanne allative anollenne anoillenne essive anonanne anoinanne translative anoksenne anoiksenne abessive anottanne anoittanne instructive — — comitative — anoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative anonsa anonsa accusative nom. anonsa anonsa gen. anonsa genitive anonsa anojensa partitive anoaan anoansa anojaan anojansa inessive anossaan anossansa anoissaan anoissansa elative anostaan anostansa anoistaan anoistansa illative anoonsa anoihinsa adessive anollaan anollansa anoillaan anoillansa ablative anoltaan anoltansa anoiltaan anoiltansa allative anolleen anollensa anoilleen anoillensa essive anonaan anonansa anoinaan anoinansa translative anokseen anoksensa anoikseen anoiksensa abessive anottaan anottansa anoittaan anoittansa instructive — — comitative — anoineen anoinensa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnoˣ/, [ˈɑ̝no̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑno
• Syllabification^(key): a‧no
• Hyphenation^(key): ano

Verb

ano

1. inflection of anoa:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present imperative connegative

Anagrams

• oan

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈano/ [ˈa.nʊ]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: a‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ano (“year”), from Latin annus (“year”).

Noun

ano m (plural anos)

1. year

Related terms

• anello
• aniversario
• anual

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin ānus.

Noun

ano m (plural anos)

1. anus

   Synonyms: censo (informal); cenzo (informal); cu (informal); curso (informal)

Related terms

• anal

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.no/, [ˈɐ.no]

Noun

ano

1. awe, reverence, peacefulness, sacredness, holiness
2. feeling of awe, fear, or oppression
3. weird solitude, oppressive quiet
4. awestruck, lost in thought

Istriot

Etymology

Inherited from Latin annus.

Noun

ano m

1. year

References

• Sandro Cergna (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria, →ISBN, page 26

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: à‧no

Noun

ano m (plural ani)

1. anus

Related terms

• anale
• anello

Anagrams

• -ona, noa

Japanese

Romanization

ano

1. Rōmaji transcription of あの

Latin

Noun

ānō

1. dative/ablative singular of ānus

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈn̪ǒː]

Pronoun

anõ

1. genitive masculine singular of anas

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese ano.

Noun

ano

1. year

   ano passado ― last year

   ano trasado ― two years ago

   abrí ano ― to bring in the New Year (literally, “to open the year”)

   fichâ ano ― to have a birthday (literally, “to close the year”)

Usage notes

• abrí ano may be a calque of Cantonese 開年 / 开年 (hoi¹ nin⁴, literally “open year”).

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *anō, from Proto-Germanic *anô.

Noun

ano m

1. grandfather
2. ancestor

Declension

Declension of ano (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	ano	anon, anun
accusative	anon, anun	anon, anun
genitive	anen, anin	anōno
dative	anen, anin	anōm, anōn

Related terms

• ana (“grandmother”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *ānu, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu.

Preposition

āno

1. without

Alternative forms

• ānu, āna, āne

Descendants

• Middle High German: âne, ân
  • Alemannic German: ooni, ohni, ouni
  • Bavarian:
    • Cimbrian: ane
  • Central Franconian: ohne, ohni, ohnt
    • Luxembourgish: ouni
  • East Central German: ohne
    • Vilamovian: ona
  • German: ohne
  • Yiddish: אָן (on)

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō

Proto-Slavic *a

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas

Proto-Slavic *onъ

Proto-Slavic *ono

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Proto-Slavic *ano

Old Polish ano

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ano. First attested in 1400.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ˈanɔ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈanɔ/

Conjunction

ano

1. used to present something; and here
   • 1879 [1411], Jan Tadeusz Lubomirski, editor, Księga ziemi czerskiej 1404-1425. Liber terrae Cernensis‎^[1], Masovia, page 344:

     Essze yeszmy sandzili Jakuba sz panem Paszkem, ano m[e]y geszmy gemu skaszaly XXX grziwen

     [Eże jesmy sądzili Jakuba z panem Paszkiem, ano m[e]y jesmy jemu skazali XXX grzywien]

2. and yet
   • 1902 [1400], “Wybór zapisek sądowych grodzkich i ziemskich wielkopolskich z XV wieku”, in Franciszek Piekosiński, editor, Studia, rozprawy i materiały z dziedziny historii polskiej i prawa polskiego‎^[2], volume 6, Poznań, Pyzdry, Kościan, Gniezno, page 19:

     Potrasz stawil sø na ten rok, iaco mal, ano go ne chczano prziyancz

     [Piotrasz stawił się na ten rok, jako miał, ano go nie chciano przyjąć]

   • 1895 [1422], Archiwum Komisji Prawniczej. Collectanea ex Archivo Collegii Iuridici‎^[3], volume VIIIa, page 45:

     Iako mne pan kaszal na przewoth, ano nye bil moy

     [Jako mnie pan kazał na przewod, ano nie był moj]

3. and just
   • 1930 [c. 1455], “III Reg”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎^{transliteration, transcription}, 14, 17:

     Gdisz przestøpyla przes prog domowi, nalyazla, ano dzeczø vmarlo (cumque illa ingrederetur limen domus, puer mortuus est)

     [Gdyż przestąpiła przez prog domowy, nalazła, ano dziecię umarło (cumque illa ingrederetur limen domus, puer mortuus est)]

4. because meanwhile, because just
   • 1930 [c. 1455], “Ex”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎^{transliteration, transcription}, 12, 39:

     Synowye izrahelsczy... uczynyly søø... chleb prazny, bo nye mogly ukwaszycz, ano ge nøkaly Egipsczy (cogentibus... Aegyptiis)

     [Synowie izrahelszczy... uczynili są... chleb przasny, bo nie mogli ukwasić, ano je nękali Ejipszczy (cogentibus... Aegyptiis)]

Descendants

• Polish: ano, a ono (Kurpie, Ostrołęka County)
• Silesian: ano

References

• Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “ano”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
• Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “ano”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ano”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ānu, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu.

Preposition

āno

1. without (accusative case only)

Descendants

• Middle Low German: âne, ân
  • Low German: ahn
  • German Low German: ahn, ahnto

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “āno”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈnɔ/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kociewie) IPA^(key): [ˈa.nɔ]
• (Masovia):
  • (Ostróda) IPA^(key): [aˈnɔ]
  • (Warmia) IPA^(key): [aˈnɔ]
  • (Masuria) IPA^(key): [aˈnɔ]
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): [aˈnɔ]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Podegrodzie) IPA^(key): [ˈa.nɔ]
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈa.nɔ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: a‧no

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō

Proto-Slavic *a

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas

Proto-Slavic *onъ

Proto-Slavic *ono

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Proto-Slavic *ano

Old Polish ano

Polish ano

Inherited from Old Polish ano.

Alternative forms

• a ono (Kurpie, Ostrołęka County)

Particle

ano

1. yes, indeed

   Synonyms: no, tak

   Antonym: nie

2. (colloquial or dialectal, Near Masovian) emphatic particle used with imperatives

   Synonym: no

3. (Middle Polish) so

   Synonyms: otóż, więc

Derived terms

particles

• anoć
• anoż

Conjunction

ano

1. (Middle Polish or dialectal, Masuria, Warmia) used to present something; and here
2. (Middle Polish) and just
3. (Middle Polish) and yet
4. (Masuria, Ostróda, contrastive) but; just
5. (Podegrodzie) synonym of no

   Ano tak posed i ukrád. ― Well, he went and stole it.

   Ano jak upiekła ta dziewcyna, to ją wyjęła z pieca. ― Well, when that girl baked it, she'll take it out of the oven.

Interjection

ano

1. (Masuria, Ostróda, Warmia) Used expressively.

Adverb

ano (not comparable)

1. (Przemyśl) synonym of znowu

   Ano na drugi dzień jedzie Jaś w pole. ― Jaś is going to the field for another day again.

Etymology 2

See jeno.

Particle

ano

1. (Kociewie) alternative form of jeno

Further reading

• ano in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ano in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “ano”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “ano”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “ano”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ano”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 40
• Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889), “ano”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny‎^[5] (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 239
• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024), “ano”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 127-128
• Dr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889), “ano”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, in Wisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 3 z.4, page 744
• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887), “ano”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 153
• Aleksander Saloni (1908), “ano”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne‎^[6] (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 332
• Karol Mátyás (1891), “ano”, in “Słowniczek gwary ludu zamieszkującego wschodnio-południową najbliższą okolicę Nowego Sącza”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 4, Kraków: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 319
• Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “ano”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 181

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• anno (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ano (“year”), from Latin annus (“year”), from Proto-Italic *atnos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-nos-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”).

Cognate with Galician ano, Spanish año, Catalan any, Occitan, French, and Romanian an, Italian anno.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.nu/

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.nʷ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu
• Hyphenation: a‧no

Noun

ano m (plural anos)

1. year
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 137:

     Rony ralhou com um aluno do primeiro ano particularmente pequeno [...]

     Ron scolded a first-year student particularly small [...]

   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[7], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 152:

     Luiza amava, e amava com o primeiro e grande affecto de quinze annos.

     Luiza was in love, and she loved with the first and profound affection of a fifteen-year-old.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ano.

Derived terms

• aninho (diminutive)
• fazer anos

Related terms

• anal
• aniversário
• anual
• anuário
• ânuo
• perene

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: anu
• →? Telugu: ఆన (āna)

Further reading

• “ano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Sarikoli

Alternative forms

1. anor

Noun

ano

1. mother

   Synonyms: moda, nan

   Antonyms: ato, dod

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō

Proto-Slavic *a

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas

Proto-Slavic *onъ

Proto-Slavic *ono

univ.

Proto-Slavic *ano

Old Polish ano

Silesian ano

Inherited from Old Polish ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: a‧no

Particle

ano

1. confirmation particle; yes

   Synonyms: ja, toć, no

   Antonym: niy

2. Used to a previously mentioned situation; well, so

Further reading

• ano in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020), “ano”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 232
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “ano”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 21

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈano/ [ˈa.no]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: a‧no

Noun

ano m (plural anos)

1. anus

   Synonym: culo

   ¿Cómo huele mi aliento? — A una selva asquerosa. — Bueno, al menos no huele al ano de un gato muerto como el tuyo.

   How does my breath smell? — Like a disgusting jungle. — Well at least it doesn't smell like a dead cat's anus like yours.

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with año (“year”).

Related terms

• anal

See also

• nalga

Further reading

• “ano”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu. Compare Tausug unu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈno/ [ʔɐˈn̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: a‧no

Pronoun

anó (plural ano-ano, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ)

1. (interrogative) what

   Synonyms: (gay slang) anek, (gay slang) anech

2. term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know, avoids, or cannot remember: thingamajig, whatchamacallit

   Synonyms: kuwan, eme

Derived terms

• 'no
• anech
• anek
• anhin
• anik-anik
• ano-ano
• ansabi
• anuhan
• anuhin
• anuna
• anyari
• ay ano
• gaano
• ikaano
• kaano
• kaano-ano
• maano
• mang-ano
• o ano
• pang-ano
• umano

See also

• aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo
• ano ang ginagawa mo
• ano ba
• ano ba iyan
• ano ga iyan
• ano ka ba
• ano ngayon
• ano'ng balita
• ano'ng malay ko
• ano'ng oras na
• ano'ng problema
• kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga

Interjection

anó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ)

1. an expression of surprise or disbelief: what!

Particle

anó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ)

1. alternative form of 'no

Further reading

• “ano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• Ona

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rano, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danaw, from Proto-Austronesian *danaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.no/

Noun

ano

1. lake; bog; marsh

Derived terms

• anoano

Venetan

Alternative forms

• an

Etymology

From Latin annus (“year”).

Noun

ano m (plural ani)

1. year

Derived terms

• ano bixesto

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.n̪o/

Noun

ano

1. a part (of something)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[8], Pacific linguistics