annal

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænəl/

Noun

annal (plural annals)

1. The record of a single event or item.

   In deathless annal. --Young.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anal/
• Homophones: anal, anale, anales, annale, annales

Adjective

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

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

Further reading

• “annal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).