ano

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ano

1. what

Pronoun

ano

1. I
2. my

Noun

ano

1. bee
2. honey

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔano/ [ˈʔa.n̪o]

• Audio:

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• 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?

Noun

ano m

1. name

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanô or *hanjō.

Noun

ano

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

     Ano. Gallina.

     Hen. Hen.

Etymology

From the phrase "to je ono" ("that is it"). Compare Slovak áno (“yes”), Polish ano (“yes, indeed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈano]

• Audio:

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Interjection

ano

1. yes!

Particle

ano

1. yes

   Antonym: ne

Further reading

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [ˈano]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: 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)

Etymology 1

Clipping of anonyymi.

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• oan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin ānus.

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ano m (plural ani)

1. anus

Anagrams

• -ona, noa

Romanization

ano

1. Rōmaji transcription of あの

Noun

ānō

1. dative/ablative singular of ānus

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”)

References

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *anô.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ēnu.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

ano

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

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēnu.

Preposition

āno

1. without (accusative case only)

References

• "āno" in Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: a‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish ano.

Etymology 2

See 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 (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

Alternative forms

• anno (pre-reform)

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

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

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

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnɔ/
• 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

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.

Further reading

• “ano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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

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

Anagrams

• Ona

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

Alternative forms

• an

Etymology

From Latin annus (“year”).

Noun

ano m (plural ani)

1. year

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.n̪o/

Noun

ano

1. a part (of something)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics