admiral

See also: Admiral, admirál, and admirał

English

Etymology

From Old French amirail, amiral (modern French amiral), from a shortening of Arabic أَمِير اَلبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”, literally “sea commander”). Akin to amir, Amir, and emir. The -d- is probably from the influence of the otherwise unconnected admirable (Latin admirabilis).

First recorded in English in September 1300, in a description of Gerard Allard of Winchelsea as “Admiral of the Fleet of the Cinque Ports”.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæd.mə.ɹəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.mə.ɹəl/, /ˈæd.mɚl̩/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

admiral (plural admirals)

  1. A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
  2. A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
  3. A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
  4. The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
  5. (obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
  6. (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.

Derived terms

Translations
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References
  1. The Mastery of the Sea, by Cyril Field, page 234
  2. “admiral” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English admiral, from Old French amirail, amiral (modern French amiral), from Arabic أَمِيرُ البَحْر‎ (ʾamīru l-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral

Noun

admiral

  1. (military) an admiral

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch admiraal

Noun

admiral m

  1. admiral

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير الْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”), via French amiral

Noun

admiral m (definite singular admiralen, indefinite plural admiraler, definite plural admiralene)

(military, nautical) an admiral

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير الْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”), via French amiral

Noun

admiral m (definite singular admiralen, indefinite plural admiralar, definite plural admiralane)

(military, nautical) an admiral

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Arabic اَمِير‎ (amīr, “commander”) + -al.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /admǐraːl/
  • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral

Noun

admìrāl m (Cyrillic spelling адмѝра̄л)

  1. admiral

Declension
Declension of admiral
singular plural
nominative admìrāl admirali
genitive admirála admirala
dative admiralu admiralima
accusative admirala admirale
vocative admirale admirali
locative admiralu admiralima
instrumental admiralom admiralima

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English admiral.

Noun

ádmirál

  1. (military) admiral

Synonyms

References
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