Admiral

See also: admiral and admirál

English

Etymology

From Old French amirail, amiral (modern amiral), from Arabic أَمِير الْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”). Later associated with admirable. Akin to amir, Amir and emir.

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæd.mə.ɹəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.mɚl̩/

Noun

Admiral (uncountable)

  1. (military) A naval officer title

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Admiral m (genitive Admirals, plural Admirale or Admiräle)

  1. admiral

Declension

Derived terms

  • Flottillenadmiral (“commodore”)

Further reading

  1. ↑ The Mastery of the Sea, by Cyril Field, page 234
  2. ↑ “Admiral” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
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