journal

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English

Alternative forms

• journall (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: jûrʹnəl, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɜːnəl/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
• Hyphenation: jour‧nal

Noun

journal (plural journals)

1. A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
2. A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

3. (accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.
4. (accounting) A general journal.
5. (computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.
6. (mechanical engineering) the part of a rotating shaft that rests on the bearing

Usage notes

• In the sense “daily record”, diary and journal are often used interchangeably. When usage is distinguished, diary refers more strictly to a personal daily record, while journal is used more loosely, for example for less frequent, thematic personal writing.

Synonyms

• (daily record): daybook, diary

Coordinate terms

• (accounting): ledger

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

journal (third-person singular simple present journals, present participle journaling or journalling, simple past and past participle journaled or journalled)

1. (transitive) To archive or record something.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To scrapbook.
3. (transitive) To insert (a shaft, etc.) in a journal bearing.

Adjective

journal (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Daily.

Related terms

• diary
• diurnal
• Jupiter

Etymology 2

From French journal. Doublet of diurnal and the journal from Middle English.

Noun

journal (plural journaux)

1. The amount of land that can be worked in a day.

Etymology 3

Unknown, apparently of Scots origin. Perhaps from chirnel, from English kernel (“lump in the flesh”), owing to resemblance in shape.

Noun

journal (plural journals)

1. (engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

Derived terms

• journal bearing
• journal box

Translations

Verb

journal (third-person singular simple present journals, present participle journaling or journalling, simple past and past participle journaled or journalled)

1. To insert (a shaft, an axle, etc) into a journal bearing.

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French journal (“daily”), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”), from diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒuʁ.nal/

Adjective

journal (feminine journale, masculine plural journaux, feminine plural journales)

1. That is relative to each day; journal

Noun

journal m (plural journaux)

1. diary, journal
2. newspaper

   Hyponym: feuille de chou

3. periodical
4. newsbreak

   Tu as regardé le journal ? ― Have you watched the newsbreak?

5. (computing) log

Derived terms

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: jounal
• Mauritian Creole: zournal

Borrowings

Further reading

• “journal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

• jornal, jornel, journel, jurnel

Etymology

From Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”), from diēs (“day”).

Adjective

journal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular journale)

1. daily

Descendants

• French: journal (see there for further descendants)
• Anglo-Norman: jurnal
  • → Middle English: journal
    • English: journal
    • Scots: jurnal

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French journal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧʊˈɳɑːl/

Noun

journal c

1. a journal, a magazine, a periodical

Declension

Related terms

References

• journal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)