FromLatin ānellus ( “ finger ring ” ) .
anel m plural anels
ring FromOld Galician-Portuguese anel Old Occitan anel Latin ānellus ( “ finger ring ” ) . Compare the inherited formelo
anel m plural aneis
ring ( small metal object ) FromLatin ānellus ( “ finger ring ” ) .
anel oblique singular , m oblique plural aneaus or aneax or aniaus or aniax or anels nominative singular aneaus or aneax or aniaus or aniax or anels nominative plural anel
ring ( small metal torus-shaped object ) c. 1150 Le Roman de Tristan , Champion Classiques edition,→ISBN 164 , line1980 :Unanel d'or trait de sun dei she removed a goldring from her finger anel annel ( pre-standardization spelling ) FromOld Galician-Portuguese anel Old Occitan anel Latin ānellus ( “ finger ring ” ) .Doublet ofelo inherited . Cognates includeCatalan anell French anneau Italian anello Spanish anillo
Sense 2 likely comes from the round form of the anus.
Rhymes:( Portugal ) -ɛl ( Brazil ) -ɛw Hyphenation:a‧nel anel m plural anéis
ring ( round piece of metal worn around the finger ) 1880 Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho , “O annel do diplomata [The diplomat’s ring ]”, inContos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies [1] Lisbon :Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira , published1905 , page96 :— Peço que me escutem! como sou o unico pobre que aqui está, e como todas as circumstancias são em meu desfavor, podem julgar que fui eu que roubei esseannel . I ask that you listen to me! as I am the only poor person standing here, and as the circumstances are against me, you can determine that I was the one who stole thisring . ( colloquial ) anus ;ringpiece ( botany ) annulus Synonym: ânulo ( mycology ) annulus FromLatin ānellus ( “ finger ring ” ) .
anel m plural anels
( Surmiran ) ring 
