almanach

See also: Almanach

Czech

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalmanax]
• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nach

Noun

almanach m inan

1. almanac

   Synonym: sborník

Declension

Declension of almanach (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	almanach	almanachy
genitive	almanachu	almanachů
dative	almanachu	almanachům
accusative	almanach	almanachy
vocative	almanachu	almanachy
locative	almanachu	almanaších
instrumental	almanachem	almanachy

Further reading

• “almanach”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “almanach”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French almanach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ma.na/, /al.ma.nak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a, -ak
• Homophone: almanachs

Noun

almanach m (plural almanachs)

1. almanac

Usage notes

The pronunciation without /k/ used to be predominant until the mid 20th century. Some dictionaries recommended to sound it in liaison. In contemporary European French, the variant with final /k/ has become dominant.

Descendants

• → Turkish: almanak

Further reading

• “almanach”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Medieval Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká, “calendar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlmɒnɒxː]
• Rhymes: -ɒx
• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nach

Noun

almanach (plural almanachok)

1. almanac

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	almanach	almanachok
accusative	almanachot	almanachokat
dative	almanachnak	almanachoknak
instrumental	almanachhal	almanachokkal
causal-final	almanachért	almanachokért
translative	almanachhá	almanachokká
terminative	almanachig	almanachokig
essive-formal	almanachként	almanachokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	almanachban	almanachokban
superessive	almanachon	almanachokon
adessive	almanachnál	almanachoknál
illative	almanachba	almanachokba
sublative	almanachra	almanachokra
allative	almanachhoz	almanachokhoz
elative	almanachból	almanachokból
delative	almanachról	almanachokról
ablative	almanachtól	almanachoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	almanaché	almanachoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	almanachéi	almanachokéi

Possessive forms of almanach

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	almanachom	almanachjaim
2nd person sing.	almanachod	almanachjaid
3rd person sing.	almanachja	almanachjai
1st person plural	almanachunk	almanachjaink
2nd person plural	almanachotok	almanachjaitok
3rd person plural	almanachjuk	almanachjaik

Derived terms

• almanachi

Further reading

• almanach in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• almanach in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French almanach.

Noun

almanach ? (plural almanachs)

1. almanac

Descendants

• French: almanach
  • → Turkish: almanak

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic مَنَاخ (manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”) or Medieval Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká, “calendar”), perhaps of Coptic origin. The middle syllable -man- may be influenced by Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).

Noun

almanach oblique singular, m (oblique plural almanachs, nominative singular almanachs, nominative plural almanach)

1. almanac

Descendants

• Middle French: almanach
  • French: almanach
    • → Turkish: almanak
• → Middle Dutch: almanag
  • Dutch: almanak
    • Afrikaans: almanak
    • Negerhollands: almanak
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: almanák
    • → Caribbean Javanese: almenak
    • → Indonesian: almanak
    • → Sundanese: almenak
  • → German: Almanach
    • → Czech: almanach
    • → Hungarian: almanach
    • → Polish: almanach
    • → Slovak: almanach
• → Middle English: almenak
  • English: almanac
  • Scots: almanac
• → Irish: almanag

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English almanac. Possibly borrowed from German Almanach, French almanach, or Spanish almanaque, ultimately from Medieval Latin almanachus, further etymology disputed. First attested in 1560.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈma.nax/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anax
• Syllabification: al‧ma‧nach

Noun

almanach m inan

1. almanac, yearbook (book or table listing events for the year from a given field)
2. (literature) anthology of material published at the same time
3. (astronomy, obsolete) almanac (book or table listing astronomical events for the year)

Declension

Declension of almanach

	singular	plural
nominative	almanach	almanachy
genitive	almanachu	almanachów
dative	almanachowi	almanachom
accusative	almanach	almanachy
instrumental	almanachem	almanachami
locative	almanachu	almanachach
vocative	almanachu	almanachy

Derived terms

adjective

• almanachowy

Collocations

Collocations

• na łamach almanachu ― on the pages of an almanac
• pokonkursowy almanach ― post-competition almanac
• stypendialny almanach ― scholarship almanac
• okolicznościowy almanach ― occasional/commemorative almanac
• tegoroczny almanach ― this year's almanac
• ukraiński almanach ― Ukrainian almanac
• fotograficzny almanach ― photo almanacs
• almanach gotajski ― Gothaic almanac
• almanach kęcki ― Kęcki almanac
• almanach nowotarski ― Nowy Targ almanac
• almanach sądecki ― Sącz almanac
• almanach karpacki ― Carpathian almanac
• almanach krakowski ― Krakow almanac
• almanach poetycki ― poetic almanac
• almanach prowincjonalny ― provincial almanac
• almanach literacki ― literary almanac
• almanach humanistyczny ― humanistic almanac
• almanach historyczny ― historical almanac
• numer almanachu ― almanac's number
• redakcja almanachu ― almanac editing
• redaktor almanachu ― editor of an almanac
• promocja almanachu ― promotion of an almanac
• tom almanachu ― volume of an almanac
• wydawca almanachu ― almanac publisher
• twórca almanachu ― creator of an almanac
• czytelnik almanachu ― the reader of an almanac
• edycja almanachu ― edition of the almanac
• autor almanachu ― author of an almanac
• almanach poezji ― poetry almanac
• almanach wiedzy ― almanac of knowledge
• almanach wierszy ― almanac of poems
• almanach sztuki ― art almanac
• wydawać/wydać almanach ― to publish an almanac

Further reading

• “almanach”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “almanach”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (24.03.2009), “ALMANACH”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “almanach”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “almanach”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “almanach”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 26

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic مناخ (manāḵ), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ), from Medieval Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká). See almanac for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almanax/, [ˈalmanax]
• Rhymes: -anax
• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nach

Noun

almanach m inan (relational adjective almanachový)

1. almanac

   Synonym: ročenka

Declension

Declension of almanach
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	almanach	almanachy
genitive	almanachu	almanachov
dative	almanachu	almanachom
accusative	almanach	almanachy
locative	almanachu	almanachoch
instrumental	almanachom	almanachmi

Further reading

• “almanach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026