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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French almanach.
Pronunciation
Noun
almanaque m (plural almanaques)
- (Louisiana) calendar
- Synonym: calendrier m
- (Louisiana) Alternative spelling of almanach, almanac
Galician
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “climate”), from Late Ancient Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká, “calendar”), probably ultimately of Coptic origin. See almanac for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /almaˈnake/
- Rhymes: -ake
- Hyphenation: al‧ma‧na‧que
Noun
almanaque m (plural almanaques)
- almanac
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “climate”), from Late Ancient Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká, “calendar”), probably ultimately of Coptic origin. See almanac for more.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aki, -akɨ
- Hyphenation: al‧ma‧na‧que
Noun
almanaque m (plural almanaques)
- (astronomy, navigation) almanac (book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year)
- almanac (handbook published annually)
- Synonym: anuário
References
- “almanaque”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “almanaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “almanaque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “almanaque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /almaˈnake/
- Rhymes: -ake
- Syllabification: al‧ma‧na‧que
Noun
almanaque m (plural almanaques)
- almanac
Descendants
Further reading