fanal
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French fanal, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fanal (plural fanals)
- (obsolete) A lighthouse
- (obsolete) The beacon inside a lighthouse
- Synonym: lantern
- 1764 January 20, Tobias Smollett, “Letter, XIV”, in Travels Through France and Italy[1], published 1766:
- On the right hand, as you enter the port, there is an elegant fanal, or lighthouse, kept in good repair: but in all the charts of this coast which I have seen, this lanthorn is laid down to the westward of the harbour; […]
- 1811, Wilhelm Müller, The elements of the science of war, page 487:
- In order to assemble our full force in due time, fanals should be erected […] and kindled in such a manner as to direct the movements of the troops to any point according to an order.
References edit
- “fanal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan fanar, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fanal m (plural fanals)
- lantern, streetlight
- (usually in the plural) balloon plant
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fanal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fanal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “fanal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fanal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fanal m (plural fanaux)
- lantern
- Synonym: lanterne
- (nautical) beacon, lamp (of a lighthouse); (by extension) lighthouse
- Synonym: phare
- (rail transport) headlight
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “fanal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
fanal n (plural fanale)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fanal m (plural fanales)
Further reading edit
- “fanal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014