lunisolar

English

Etymology

From luni- +‎ solar.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

lunisolar (not comparable)

1. Of a calendar, based on both the lunar month and the solar year.

   Synonym: solilunar

   • 2026 February 16, Alicia Eler, “Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Lent in rare alignment this year. The holidays follow different solar and lunar calendars, but some of them sync up in 2026”, in Minnesota Star Tribune‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 February 2026:

     The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up.

2. Pertaining to or caused by both the moon and the sun.

Derived terms

• lunisolar calendar
• lunisolar year

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kuu-aurinko-
• French: lunisolaire (fr)
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: księżycowo-słoneczny
• Portuguese: lunissolar m or f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: лу́нно-со́лнечный (lúnno-sólnečnyj)
• Spanish: lunisolar

Anagrams

• solilunar

Spanish

Adjective

lunisolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural lunisolares)

1. lunisolar

Further reading

• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “lunisolar”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA