| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /anɛɡˈdotə/ |
| Hyphenation | anek·do·te |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | anekdotes, anekdoten |
| Catalan | anècdota |
|---|---|
| Czech | anekdota |
| English | anecdote |
| Esperanto | anekdoto |
| Faeroese | lítil skemtisøga; lítil søga |
| French | anecdote |
| German | Anekdote |
| Greek | ανέκδοτο |
| Hungarian | anekdóta |
| Papiamento | anékdota |
| Portuguese | anedota; historieta |
| Russian | анекдот |
| Saterland Frisian | Anekdote |
| Spanish | anécdota |
| Swedish | anekdot; historiett |
| Turkish | fıkra; hikâye |