Definition
An almanac is a yearly publication that lists useful information such as calendars, weather forecasts, tides, and facts about various topics. It is often used for planning and reference.
Etymology
Origin uncertain, possibly from Arabic *al-manākh* “the climate” or a related term. It entered medieval Latin and then English to describe calendars and astronomical tables.
Kelly Says
Before the internet, an almanac was a kind of paper search engine for the year ahead—weather, moon phases, planting times, and trivia all in one. It shows how hungry people have always been to peek into the future and organize their lives around patterns.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የሳምንት መቁጠሪያ
jäsämɨnt mäkʷʼtʼärīja
CACatalà
almanac
almaˈnak
CSČeština
almanach
almaˈnax
DEDeutsch
Almanach
almaˈnaχ
ELΕλληνικά
ημερολόγιο
imɛroˈloɣio
ESEspañol
almanaque
almaˈnake
FISuomi
almanakka
almaˈnakka
FRFrançais
almanach
almanak
HEעברית
לוח שנה
luʾaḥ šanā
IDBahasa Indonesia
almanak
almaˈnak
ITItaliano
almanacco
almaˈnakkɔ
MSBahasa Melayu
kalendar
kalɛndar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြက္ခဒိန်
prɛʔkʰa.dɛɴ
NLNederlands
almanak
ɑlmaːˈnɑk
NONorsk
almanakk
almaˈnak
PLPolski
almanach
almaˈnax
PTPortuguês
almanaque
almaˈnaki
RORomână
almanah
almaˈnah
RUРусский
алманах
alˈmanax
SVSvenska
almanacka
almaˈnakka
SWKiswahili
kalenda
kɑlɛn.dɑ
TAதமிழ்
நாட்காட்டி
nāṭkāṭṭi
TEతెలుగు
పంచాంగం
pancāṅgam
TLTL
kalendaryo
ka.lɛnˈda.ɾjo
UKУкраїнська
алманах
alˈmanax
ZUZU
ikhalenda
i.kʰa.lɛn.dɑ