almanac
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- almanack (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): [ˈɔl.mə.næk], [ˈæl-]
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈɑl.mə.næk], [ˈæl-]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈɔːl.mə.næk], [ˈɒl-]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nac
Noun edit
almanac (plural almanacs)
- (astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
- A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
- A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
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handbook published annually
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
almanac m (plural almanacs)
- almanac
- Synonym: efemèrides
Further reading edit
- “almanac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “almanac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “almanac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Romanian edit
Noun edit
almanac n (plural almanacuri)
Declension edit
Declension of almanac
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) almanac | almanacul | (niște) almanacuri | almanacurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) almanac | almanacului | (unor) almanacuri | almanacurilor |
vocative | almanacule | almanacurilor |
References edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
almanac m (plural almanaciau)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
almanac | unchanged | unchanged | halmanac |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |