amiral

From Old French amirail, amiral, from Arabic أَمِير اَلْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

• IPA^(key): /a.mi.ʁal/

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amiral (feminine singular amirale, masculine plural amiraux, feminine plural amirales)

1. of or belonging to an admiral

amiral m (plural amiraux, feminine amirale)

1. admiral (military officer)

• contre-amiral

• amiraulté

• “amiral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• amirall, amirail, amyral, amerel, admiral, admirail, admirall, admyral, admyrall

From Old French amiral

amiral (plural amirales)

1. Prince, emir or other Muslim commander or ruler.
2. Admiral

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير اَلْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

amiral m (oblique plural amiraus or amirax or amirals, nominative singular amiraus or amirax or amirals, nominative plural amiral)

1. admiral (military officer)

amiral c

1. an admiral[1]

Borrowed from French amiral, from Arabic أَمِير اَلْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

amiral (definite accusative amirali, plural amiraller)

1. admiral

• amirallik