fanal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fanal, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfeɪnəl/ === Noun === fanal (plural fanals) (obsolete) A lighthouse (obsolete) The beacon inside a lighthouse Synonym: lantern === References === “fanal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === NAFAL == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan fanar, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [faˈnal] Rhymes: -al === Noun === fanal m (plural fanals) lantern, streetlight (usually in the plural) balloon plant ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fanal”, 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 “fanal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fanal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fanal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Alternative forms === phanal (archaic) === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.nal/ === Noun === fanal m (plural fanaux) lantern Synonym: lanterne (nautical) beacon, lamp (of a lighthouse); (by extension) lighthouse Synonym: phare (rail transport) headlight ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “fanal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === flâna == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fanal. === Noun === fanal n (plural fanale) lantern ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈnal/ [faˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: fa‧nal === Noun === fanal m (plural fanales) (nautical) beacon bell glass headlight === Further reading === “fanal”, 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