urinal

Meaning

Noun

1. A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
2. (historical) A device or fixture used for urination
3. (obsolete) A device or fixture used for urination
4. A device or fixture used for urination
5. A device or fixture used for urination
6. (obsolete) Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.
7. (obsolete) A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

Adj

Synonym of urinary.

Synonyms

bedpan

chamber pot

jerry

lavatory

make water

outhouse

pot

potty

toilet

🚽

urinary

urinate

Jerry

urine bottle

urodochium

thunderbox

backhouse

bed bottle

chamber

Translations

Pissoir

urinoir

urinario

orinale

ουρητήριο

orinatoio

Urinal

mictório

pitale

Urinflasche

Pinkelbecken

vespasiano

pisciatoio

Nachttopf

Pronounced as (IPA)

/juːˈɹaɪnəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: urinal

In summary

From Middle English urinal, urynal, orynal, from Old French urinal, orinal (“vessel for urination”), from Latin ūrīnālis (“urinary”). Use for plumbing fixtures attested from 1851.