fanal

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See also: Fanal and fánál

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fanal, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).

Pronunciation

Noun

fanal (plural fanals)

  1. (obsolete) A lighthouse
  2. (obsolete) The beacon inside a lighthouse
    Synonym: lantern
    • 1764 January 20, Tobias Smollett, “Letter, XIV”, in Travels Through France and Italy‎, 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.

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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan fanar, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).

Pronunciation

Noun

fanal m (plural fanals)

  1. lantern, streetlight
  2. (usually in the plural) balloon plant

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.nal/
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Noun

fanal m (plural fanaux)

  1. lantern
    Synonym: lanterne
  2. (nautical) beacon, lamp (of a lighthouse); (by extension) lighthouse
    Synonym: phare
  3. (rail transport) headlight

Descendants

  • → English: fanal
  • → German: Fanal
  • → Romanian: fanal

Further reading

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fanal.

Noun

fanal n (plural fanale)

  1. lantern

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative fanal fanalul fanale fanalele
genitive-dative fanal fanalului fanale fanalelor
vocative fanalule fanalelor

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈnal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fa‧nal

Noun

fanal m (plural fanales)

  1. (nautical) beacon
  2. bell glass
  3. headlight

Further reading

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