almanac
English
Alternative forms
- almanack (archaic)
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-]
- (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
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
Translations
book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
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handbook published annually
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).
Further reading
- “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
Declension
Declension of almanac
References
- almanac in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalmanak/
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