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Today's Almenikhiaka Mental Challenge
on BritsinCrete.Net


"Almanac" "al-meni-khia-ka", or
"Αλμανάκ"


Background/Introduction
For a little diversion and mental stimulation, each day, the content on this page will have an updated 'British Word of the Day'; 'Quote of the Day'; 'Article of the Day'; a section 'On this day in History', 'Today's Birthday' and 'In The News'. This page is actually an online version of the traditional almanac - also spelt 'almanach' (Medieval Latin) and 'almanack' from the Middle English 'almenak'. These words found in the English dictionary, by the way, are a derivation of the Late Greek/Coptic word: 'almenikhiaka' taken from 'ephemeris'. The sound of the word is very close to the pronunciation of the Arabic word, 'al menah', which means 'to reckon' or as implied in 'day of reckoning'. (Note: In Modern Greek usage, Almanac = Αλμανάκ).

Quote of the Day

Article of the Day


 

This Day in History


Today's Birthday



In the News

This is a Daily updated link for Moon Gazing Over Crete During 2008 showing the Phases of the Moon.
This is a Daily updated link for Moon Gazing Over Crete During 2009 showing the Phases of the Moon.

This Page First published in BritsinCrete.Net: June2008

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The Art of Language

If languages interest you: then here is 'almanac', in other tongues of those who live among us:

el:αλμανάκ, ετήσια έκδοση γενικών πληροφοριών, καζαμίας, πανδέκτης,
it:almanacco,
fr:almanach,
de:almanach, kalender,
es:almanaque,
cr:zbornik
nl:almanak,kalender, sv:almanacka, pt:almanaque, da:almanak, tr:almanak, yıllık, ru:календарь, zh:历书, ko:달력, ja: 暦, 年鑑, se:godisnjak, id:takwim, bg:алманах, ro:almanac,

Useful to Know

CRETE as written in a number of other languages.

bs:Kreta, bg:Крит, ca:Creta, cs:Kréta, da:Kreta, de:Kreta, et:Kreeta, el:Κρήτη, es:Creta, eo:Kreto, eu:Kreta, fr:Crète, ko:크리티 지역, hr:Kreta, id:Kreta, is:Krít, it:Creta, la:Creta, lv:Krēta, lb:Kreta, lt:Kreta, hu:Kréta, nl:Kreta, ja:クレタ島, no:Kreta, pl:Kreta, pt:Creta, ro:Creta, ru:Крит, sk:Kréta, sl:Kreta, sr:Крит, fi:Kreeta, sv:Kreta, tr:Girit, vec:Creta, zh: 克里特Crete.

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