almanac

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) IPA^(key): [ˈɑl.mə.næk], [ˈæl-]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈɔːl.mə.næk], [ˈɒl-]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• 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.

Anagrams

• mancala

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əl.məˈnak]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [al.maˈnak]

Noun

almanac m (plural almanacs)

1. almanac

   Synonym: efemèrides

Further reading

• “almanac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “almanac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “almanac”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Noun

almanac n (plural almanacuri)

1. obsolete form of almanah

References

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalmanak/

Noun

almanac m (plural almanaciau)

1. almanac

Mutation