dedo anular

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dedo annular (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “annular finger, ring finger”, due to the tradition of wearing rings in this finger.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du a.nuˈlaʁ/ [ˈde.du a.nuˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du a.nuˈlaʁ/ [ˈde.du a.nuˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du a.nuˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du a.nuˈlaʁ/ [ˈde.du a.nuˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde.do a.nuˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du ɐ.nuˈlaɾ/ [ˈde.ðu ɐ.nuˈlaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du ɐ.nuˈlaɾ/ [ˈde.ðu ɐ.nuˈlaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.du ɐ.nuˈla.ɾi/ [ˈde.ðu ɐ.nuˈla.ɾi]

Noun

dedo anular m (plural dedos anulares)

1. ring finger (finger between the middle finger and little finger)

   Synonyms: anular, dedo anelar, anelar, (Brazil, humorous) seu vizinho

Related terms

• anel

Spanish

Noun

dedo anular m (plural dedos anulares)

1. ring finger

   Synonym: anular

Further reading

• “dedo anular”, 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