Animal

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English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăn'əməl, IPA: /ˈænəməl/, SAMPA: /"{n@m@l/

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Etymology 1

From Middle English animal from Old French animal from Latin animal, a nominal use of an adjective from animale, neuter of animalis adj, from anima ‘breath, spirit’. Displaced native Middle English deor, der "animal" (from Old English dēor "animal"), Middle English reother "animal, neat" (from Old English hrīþer, hrȳþer "neat, ox").

Wikipedia

Noun

Singular Animal

Plural {{{1}}}

Animal ({{{1}}})

1. In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

   A cat is an animal, not a plant.

   Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.

2. In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human being.
3. In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not birds, fishes, insects etc)
4. (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly.

   My students are animals.

5. (informal) A person of a particular type.

   a political animal

Synonyms

• (organism): beast, creature
• (non-human organism): beast
• (person who behaves wildly): brute, monster, savage

Related terms

• anima
• animus
• animate
• Animalia

Translations

organism

Acholi: lee Afrikaans: dier Aleut: algax Amuzgo: kió' Arabic: حيوان ar(ar) (ħayawān) m. Aragonese: animal m. Armenian: կենդանի hy(hy) (kendani) Asturian: animal Azeri: heyvan az(az) Bambara: bagan Bashkir: хайуан (xaywan) Basque: animalia eu(eu) Bavarian: Viech Bengali: জানোয়ার Bosnian: životinja bs(bs) f. Breton: loen m., loened, aneval m., anevaled Bulgarian: животно bg(bg) (životno) n. Catalan: animal ca(ca) m. Cherokee: ᎦᎾᏝᎢ (ganatlai) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 動物, simpl. 动物 (dòngwù) Min Nan: trad. 動物, simpl. 动物 (tōng-bu̍t) Chukchi: gennik, gernik Chuvash: чĕрчун (çĕrçun) Croatian: živòtinja hr(hr) f. Czech: živočich cs(cs) m., zvíře cs(cs) n. Danish: dyr da(da) Dutch: dier nl(nl) n., beest nl(nl) n. Esperanto: besto eo(eo) Estonian: loom et(et) Finnish: eläin fi(fi) French: animal fr(fr) m., bête fr(fr) f. Georgian: ცხოველი ka(ka) (c'xoveli) German: Tier de(de) n. Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius) n. Greek: Ancient: ζῷον (zōion) n. Modern: ζώο (zo'o) n. Greenlandic: uumasoq kl(kl) Hebrew: בעל חיים he(he) (ba`al khayim) m. Hindi: हैवान hi(hi) (haivān), पशु hi(hi) Hungarian: állat hu(hu) Icelandic: dýr is(is) n. Ido: animalo Indonesian: hewan id(id), binatang id(id) Interlingua: animal, bestia Inuktitut: ᐆᒻᒪᔪᖅ (uummajuq), ᓂᕐᔪᑦ (nirjut) Inupiak: nirrun, aŋusalluq m., aġnasalluq f. Irish: Old: anmandae m. Modern: ainmhí ga(ga) m. Italian: animale it(it) m., bestia it(it) f. Itelmen: girnik, tuva Japanese: 動物 (どうぶつ, dōbutsu) Kalaallisut: uummasoq, nirsut Kalmyk: [[адусн#Template:Xal|адусн]] (adusn) Kannada: prani Karachay-Balkar: [[хайуан#Template:Krc|хайуан]] (xaywan) Karelian: elätti, žiivatta Kazakh: жануар kk(kk) (janwar), хайуан kk(kk) (xaywan), айуан kk(kk) (aywan) Khakas: [[аң#Template:Kjh|аң]] (añ) Korean: 동물 (動物, dongmul) Kumyk: [[гьайван#Template:Kum|гьайван]] (haywan)

Kurdish: Kurmanji: ajal, candar, heywan, lawir Sorani: حه‌یوان ku(ku) (HaiwAn), ئاژه‌ڵ ku(ku) (AjaL) Kyrgyz: айбан ky(ky) (ayban), жаныбар ky(ky) (canıbar) Lao: ສັດ lo(lo) (sat) Latin: animal la(la) n., bestia la(la) f. Latvian: dzīvnieks lv(lv) Lithuanian: gyvūnas lt(lt) m. Low Saxon: beest n. Malay: binatang ms(ms), haiwan ms(ms) Malayalam: മൃഗം (mrugam) Marathi: जनावर Mongolian: амьтан mn(mn) (am'tan) Nahuatl: yolkatl Navajo: naaldeehii Nepali: जनावर (janaawer) Norwegian: dyr no(no) Novial: animale Occitan: animal Old Church Slavonic: животъ (životъ) m., звѣрь (zvěrь) m. Old English: dēor ang(ang) n. Old High German: tior n. Old Norse: dýr n. Pali: jīvī Persian: جانور (jânvar), حیوان (heyvân) Polish: zwierzę pl(pl) n. Portuguese: animal pt(pt) m., besta pt(pt) f. Punjabi: ਹੈਵਾਨ (haivāna) Rohingya: focú, januar Romani: hǝyvǝ́y (var: ḳayvayá) Romanian: animal ro(ro) n., fiară ro(ro) f. Russian: животное ru(ru) (živótnoje) n., зверь ru(ru) (zver’) m. Sanskrit: पशु (paśu) n., मृग (mṛga) m. Scots: ainimal Scottish Gaelic: beathach m., ainmhidh m. Serbian: Cyrillic: животиња, звер f., скот m. Roman: životinja, zver f., skot m. Sicilian: armali Slovak: živočích m., zviera n. Slovene: žival sl(sl) f., zver sl(sl) f. Southern Altai: [[амыт#Template:Alt|амыт]] (amıt) Spanish: animal es(es) m., bestia es(es) f. Swahili: mnyama, wanyama pl (noun 1/2) Swedish: djur sv(sv) n. Tajik: ҳайвон tg(tg) (hayvon), ҷонвар tg(tg) (jonvar) Tamil: விலங்கு ta(ta) Tatar: xaywan tt(tt) Telugu: జంతువు te(te) Thai: สัตว์ (sàt) Turkish: hayvan tr(tr) Turkmen: haýwan tk(tk) Tuvan: [[амытан#Template:Tyv|амытан]] (amıtan) Ukrainian: тваринa (tvaryna) f. Uzbek: hayvon uz(uz) Veps: živat Vietnamese: thú vật (動物) Volapük: nim Võro: elläi Welsh: anifail cy(cy) m.; mil cy(cy) m. West Frisian: dier n., bist fy(fy) n. Yakut: [[харамай#Template:Sah|харамай]] (xaramay), [[кыыл#Template:Sah|кыыл]] (kııl) Yup'ik: ungungssit

organism other than man

Arabic: حيوان ar(ar) (ħayawān) m. Armenian: կենդանի hy(hy) (kendani) Basque: animalia eu(eu) Catalan: animal ca(ca) m., bèstia ca(ca) f. Croatian: živòtinja hr(hr) f. Esperanto: besto eo(eo) Finnish: eläin fi(fi), elukka fi(fi) French: bête fr(fr) f., animal fr(fr) m. Greek: ζώο (zóo) n., κτήνος (ktínos) n., θηρίο (thirío) n. Greenlandic: uumasoq kl(kl) Hebrew: בעל חיים he(he) (ba`al khayim) m. Icelandic: dýr is(is) n.

Italian: animale it(it) m., bestia it(it) f. Kurdish: Sorani: حه‌یوان ku(ku) (HaiwAn), ئاژه‌ڵ ku(ku) (AjaL) Middle French: beste Navajo: naaldlooshii Old French: beste Portuguese: animal pt(pt) m. Russian: животное ru(ru) (živótnoje) n., зверь ru(ru) (zver’) m. Scots: ainimal Swahili: mnyama sw(sw) Yucatec Maya: [[ba’alche’#Template:Yua|ba’alche’]]

person who behaves wildly

Basque: animalia eu(eu) Bosnian: zvijer bs(bs) f., hajvan bs(bs) m. Breton: aneval m., anevaled pl. Bulgarian: хайванин bg(bg) (haivanin) m. Catalan: bèstia ca(ca) f., animal ca(ca) m. Chinese: 野獸, 野兽 (yěshòu) Croatian: živòtinja hr(hr) f., zvijȇr hr(hr) f. Czech: zvíře cs(cs) n. Dutch: beest nl(nl) n. Finnish: eläin fi(fi), elukka fi(fi) French: bête fr(fr) f. Greek: ζώο (zóo) n., κτήνος (ktínos) n. Hebrew: חיה he(he) (khaya) f. Icelandic: dýr is(is) n., óargadýr is(is) n.

Italian: animale it(it) m., bestia it(it) f. Kurdish: Sorani: حه‌یوان ku(ku) (HaiwAn) Lithuanian: žvėris m., gyvulys m. Norwegian: dyr no(no) n. Persian: حیوان fa(fa) (heyvân) Portuguese: animal pt(pt) m. Russian: животное ru(ru) (živótnoje) n., зверь ru(ru) (zver’) m., скотина ru(ru) (skotína) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: звер m., хајван m. Roman: zver m., hajvan m. Slovak: zviera sk(sk) n. Swahili: mnyama sw(sw) Swedish: best sv(sv) c.

Etymology 2

From Latin animalis, from either anima ‘breath, spirit’ or animus. Originally distinct from the noun, it became associated with attributive use of the noun and is now indistinguishable from it.

Adjective

Animal (not comparable)

Positive Animal

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. Of or relating to animals.

   animal instincts

2. Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.

   animal passions

3. Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
   • 2003: To explain what activated the flesh, ‘animal spirits’ were posited, superfine fluids which shuttled between the mind and the vitals, conveying messages and motion. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 47)
4. (slang, Irish) Excellent.

Synonyms

• (of animals): beastly, bestial
• (unhindered by social codes): animalistic, beastly, bestial, untamed, wild

Translations

of animals

Breton: loenel Bulgarian: животински (životinski) m. & pl., необуздан (neobuzdan) m. Catalan: animal ca(ca) m. and f. Croatian: animalan hr(hr), životinjski hr(hr) Czech: zvířecí cs(cs) m., f., and n. Danish: dyrisk Dutch: dierlijk nl(nl), dierlijke nl(nl) Finnish: eläin- (in compounds) French: animal fr(fr) m., animale fr(fr) f. German: tierisch de(de) Greek: ζωώδης el(el) (zo'odis) Hebrew: חייתי he(he) (ḥayati) m. Hungarian: állati hu(hu) Icelandic: dýrslegur is(is) m., dýrsleg is(is) f., dýrslegt is(is) n. Interlingua: animal

Italian: animale it(it) Kurdish: حه‌یوانی Latin: animalis la(la) m. and f., animale la(la) n. Norwegian: animalisk no(no), dyrisk no(no) Persian: حیوانی (heyvâni) Polish: zwierzęcy pl(pl) m., zwierzęca pl(pl) f., zwierzęce pl(pl) n. Portuguese: animal pt(pt) m. and f. Romanian: animal ro(ro) Russian: звериный ru(ru) (zverínyj) m. Slovak: zvierací m. Slovene: živálski sl(sl) Spanish: animal es(es) Swahili: kinyama sw(sw), mifugo sw(sw) Swedish: djurisk sv(sv)

unhindered by social codes

Bulgarian: животински bg(bg) (životinski) n. pl. Catalan: animal ca(ca) m. and f. Croatian: animalan hr(hr), životinjski hr(hr) Finnish: eläimellinen fi(fi) Greek: άγριος el(el) (agrios) Hebrew: פרוע he(he) (parua) m.

Icelandic: dýrslegur is(is) m., dýrsleg is(is) f., dýrslegt is(is) n. Italian: animale it(it) Portuguese: animal pt(pt) Romanian: sălbatic ro(ro) Swahili: kinyama sw(sw), mifugo sw(sw)

of soul

Hungarian: lelki hu(hu) Icelandic: dýrslegur is(is) m., dýrsleg is(is) f., dýrslegt is(is) n.

Italian: animale it(it)

Derived terms

• animalistic
• animal magnetism
• manimal

See also

• Wiktionary appendix of terms relating to animals

Anagrams

• aailmn,
• Almain
• aminal
• lamina
• maalin
• Malian
• manila, Manila

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Asturian

Noun

Animal m. (plural animales)

1. animal

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Catalan

Noun

Animal m. (plural Animals)

1. animal

Adjective

Animal (epicene, plural Animals)

1. animal

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /a.ni.mal/
• Homophones: animale, animales

Noun

Animal m. (plural animaux)

1. animal

Synonyms

• bête
• bestiole

Adjective

Animal m. (f. Animale, m. plural animaux, f. plural Animales)

1. animal

Synonyms

• bestial

Antonyms

• végétal

Anagrams

• aailmn,
• lamina

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Galician

Noun

Animal m. (plural animais)

1. animal

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Interlingua

Noun

Singular Animal

Plural es

Animal (es)

1. animal

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Latin

Etymology

From anima (“‘breath, life’”)

Noun

animal (genitive animālis); n, third declension

1. animal
2. living creature

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	animal	animālia
genitive	animālis	animālium
dative	animālī	animālibus
accusative	animal	animālia
ablative	animālī	animālibus
vocative	animal	animālia

Synonyms

• animalis, bestia

Related terms

• anima
• animalis
• animare
• animus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɐ.ni.ˈmaʊ/

Noun

Animal m. (plural animais)

1. animal

Adjective

animal m. and f. (plural animais; comparable)

1. Or or relating to animals; animal.
2. (slang) cool; nice

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective animal

• Adjectives with this inflection include: abdominal, medieval, normal.

	Singular		Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Positive	animal		animais
Comparative	mais animal		mais animais
Superlative	o mais animal animalíssimo	a mais animal animalíssima	os mais animais animalíssimos	as mais animais animalíssimas

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin animalis through French animal.

Adjective

Animal ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. animal, animalistic
2. brutal

Declension

declension of Animal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	Animal	Animal	Animală	Animali	Animale	Animale
	definite	Animalul	Animalul	Animala	Animalii	Animalele	Animalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	Animal	Animal	Animale	Animali	Animale	Animale
	definite	Animalului	Animalului	Animalei	Animalilor	Animalelor	Animalelor

Adverb

Animal

1. brutally

Noun

Animal m. (plural animali)

1. animal

Declension

    declension of Animal

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative	un Animal	Animalul	nişte Animali	Animalii
Genitive/Dative	unui Animal	Animalului	unor Animali	Animalilor
Vocative	—	—	—	—

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Spanish

Noun

Animal m. (plural animales)

Singular Animal m.

Plural animales m.

1. animal

ang:animal ar:animal ast:animal zh-min-nan:animal ca:animal cs:animal da:animal de:animal et:animal el:animal es:animal fa:animal fr:animal fy:animal gl:animal ko:animal hy:animal hi:animal hr:animal io:animal id:animal is:animal it:animal kn:animal kk:animal sw:animal ku:animal lo:animal la:animal lt:animal li:animal hu:animal ml:animal nl:animal ja:animal no:animal oc:animal pl:animal pt:animal ro:animal ru:animal scn:animal simple:animal sr:animal fi:animal sv:animal ta:animal te:animal th:animal tr:animal uk:animal vi:animal vo:animal zh:animal