anual

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin annuālis, annuālem, from Latin annus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnwal/ [aˈnwal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧nual

Adjective

anual m or f by sense (anuales)

1. annual

   Synonym: añal

Related terms

• añu

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “anual”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “anual”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin annuālis, from Latin annus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.nuˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [a.nuˈal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: a‧nu‧al

Adjective

anual m or f (masculine and feminine plural anuals)

1. annual

   Synonym: anyal

   • 1886, Antoni Careta y Vidal, Barbrismes y vulgarismes que malmeten la llengua catalana, page 5:

     Anual.—Anyal.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• anualment

Related terms

• any

Further reading

• “anual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “anual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “anual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “anual”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin annuālis, annuālem, from Latin annus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anuˈal/ [a.nuˈɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: a‧nu‧al

Adjective

anual m or f (plural anuais)

1. annual

Derived terms

• anualmente

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• annual (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin annuālis. By surface analysis, ano +‎ -ual. Displaced anal.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.nuˈaw/ [a.nuˈaʊ̯], (faster) /aˈnwaw/ [aˈnwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈnwal/ [ɐˈnwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈnwal/ [ɐˈnwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈnwa.li/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧nu‧al

Adjective

anual m or f (plural anuais, not comparable)

1. annual, yearly

   Synonym: (obsolete) anal

Derived terms

• anualidade
• anualizar
• anualmente
• bianual
• plurianual
• trianual

Related terms

• ano

Further reading

• “anual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “anual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French annuel and Late Latin annuālis. By surface analysis, an +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nuˈal/

Adjective

anual m or n (feminine singular anuală, masculine plural anuali, feminine/neuter plural anuale)

1. annual (happening once a year)

Declension

Declension of anual

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	anual		anuală	anuali	anuale
	definite	anualul		anuala	anualii	anualele
genitive- dative	indefinite	anual		anuale	anuali	anuale
	definite	anualului		anualei	anualilor	anualelor

Related terms

• an
• anale

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós

Proto-Italic *atnos?

Latin annus

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Italic *-wos

Latin -uus

Latin annuus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Late Latin annuālisbor.

Spanish anual

Borrowed from Late Latin annuālis, from Latin annuus + -ālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnwal/ [aˈnwal]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧nual

Adjective

anual m or f (masculine and feminine plural anuales)

1. yearly, annual

   Synonym: (rare) añal

Coordinate terms

• bianual/bienal, trienal, cuatrienal, quinquenal, sexenal, septenal, decenal, vicenal

Derived terms

• anualidad
• anualizar
• anualmente
• capa anual
• plurianual

Related terms

• año

Further reading

• “anual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025