almanac

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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

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

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Romanian

Noun

almanac n (plural almanacuri)

  1. Obsolete form of almanah.

Declension

Declension of almanac
singular plural
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

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

almanac m (plural almanaciau)

  1. almanac

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.
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