almanac

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • (General American) IPA(key): [ˈɔl.mə.næk], [ˈæl-]
  • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): [ˈɑl.mə.næk], [ˈæl-]
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈɔːl.mə.næk], [ˈɒl-]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nac

Noun

almanac (plural almanacs)

  1. (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.
  2. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
  3. A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, almanac, calendar), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, climate).

Pronunciation

Noun

almanac m (plural almanacs)

  1. almanac
    Synonym: efemèrides

Further reading

Romanian

Noun

almanac n (plural almanacuri)

  1. obsolete form of almanah

Declension

Declension of almanac
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative almanac almanacul almanacuri almanacurile
genitive-dative almanac almanacului almanacuri almanacurilor
vocative almanacule almanacurilor

References

  • almanac in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalmanak/

Noun

almanac m (plural almanaciau)

Mutation

Mutated forms of almanac
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
almanac unchanged unchanged halmanac

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.