annal

See also: annál

English

Etymology

Back formation from annals, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin annales (“annals”), from annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænəl/

Noun

annal (plural annals)

1. The record of a single event or item.
   • 1805, Edward Young, The Poetical Works of the Reverend Dr. Ed. Young: with the life of the author‎^[1], volume 3, →ISBN:

     In deathless annal! deathless deeds inspire:

Usage notes

Often used in the plural; see annals for more information.

Derived terms

• annalise
• annalist
• annalistic
• annalize
• annalled

 

Translations

record of a single event or item

• Catalan: annals (ca) m pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 記錄／记录 (zh) (jìlù), 本紀／本纪 (zh) (běnjì) (of a monarch)

• Czech: anály m pl
• Finnish: annaali (fi)
• Portuguese: anal (pt) m
• Russian: анна́лы (ru) m pl (annály)
• Spanish: anal (es) m

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin annālis, from annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nal/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: anal, anale, anales, annale, annales

Adjective

annal (feminine annale, masculine plural annaux, feminine plural annales)

1. (law) usable or available only for one year

Derived terms

• annalité

Related terms

• année

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin annālis, from annus (“year”).

Adjective

annal m or f (plural annaes or annais)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of anal.

Noun

annal m (plural annaes or annais)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of anal.