almanaque

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French almanach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ma.nak/

Noun

almanaque m (plural almanaques)

1. (Louisiana) calendar

   Synonym: calendrier m

2. (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/ [ɑl.mãˈnɑ.kɪ]
• Rhymes: -ake
• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧na‧que

Noun

almanaque m (plural almanaques)

1. almanac

Further reading

• “almanaque”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• almanach, almanak (superseded)

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.maˈna.ki/ [aʊ̯.maˈna.ki]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.maˈna.ki/ [aʊ̯.maˈna.ki]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.maˈna.ke/ [aʊ̯.maˈna.ke]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.mɐˈna.kɨ/ [aɫ.mɐˈna.kɨ]

• Rhymes: -aki, -akɨ
• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧na‧que

Noun

almanaque m (plural almanaques)

1. (astronomy, navigation) almanac (book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year)
2. 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/ [al.maˈna.ke]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ake
• Syllabification: al‧ma‧na‧que

Noun

almanaque m (plural almanaques)

1. almanac

Descendants

• → Cebuano: almanake

Further reading

• “almanaque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10