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"annual, yearly" in seven languages

Meaningannual, yearly

Spanish

anual

/aˈnwal/

learned

French

annuel

/anɥɛl/

learned

fem.: annuelle

Italian

annuale

/annuˈale/

learned

Portuguese

anual

/anuˈaw/

learned

Romanian

anual

/anuˈal/

learned

Catalan

anual

/ənuˈal/

learned

English

annual

/ˈænjuəl/

from Latin/French · Old French annuel (Latin ANNUĀLIS)

English → Italianannual, yearlyannualeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

ANNUĀLEM‘yearly (from ANNUS 'year')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

The adjective is learned everywhere; the noun shows the sound laws: ANNUM → año, an, anno.

English relatives: annually, anniversary, annals

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In a sentence

  • esLa reunión anual es en mayo.
  • frLa réunion annuelle a lieu en mai.
  • itLa riunione annuale è a maggio.
  • ptA reunião anual é em maio.
  • roȘedința anuală are loc în mai.
  • caLa reunió anual és al maig.
  • enThe annual meeting is in May.

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