ναύαρχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ναυάρχης (nauárkhēs)

Etymology

From ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) +‎ ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nǎu̯.ar.kʰos/ → /ˈna.βar.xos/ → /ˈna.var.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nǎu̯.ar.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈna.war.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈna.βar.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈna.var.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈna.var.xos/

Noun

ναύᾰρχος • (naúărkhos) m (genitive ναυᾰ́ρχου); second declension

1. commander of a fleet, admiral
2. (in Sparta) admiral in chief

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ναύᾰρχος; τοῦ ναυᾰ́ρχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ναύᾰρχος ho naúărkhos	τὼ ναυᾰ́ρχω tṑ nauắrkhō	οἱ ναύᾰρχοι hoi naúărkhoi
Genitive	τοῦ ναυᾰ́ρχου toû nauắrkhou	τοῖν ναυᾰ́ρχοιν toîn nauắrkhoin	τῶν ναυᾰ́ρχων tôn nauắrkhōn
Dative	τῷ ναυᾰ́ρχῳ tôi nauắrkhōi	τοῖν ναυᾰ́ρχοιν toîn nauắrkhoin	τοῖς ναυᾰ́ρχοις toîs nauắrkhois
Accusative	τὸν ναύᾰρχον tòn naúărkhon	τὼ ναυᾰ́ρχω tṑ nauắrkhō	τοὺς ναυᾰ́ρχους toùs nauắrkhous
Vocative	ναύᾰρχε naúărkhe	ναυᾰ́ρχω nauắrkhō	ναύᾰρχοι naúărkhoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ναυαρχέω (nauarkhéō)
• ναυαρχία (nauarkhía)
• ναυαρχίς (nauarkhís)

Descendants

• → Latin: navarchus
  • → English: navarch

Further reading

• “ναύαρχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ναύαρχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ναύαρχος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναύαρχος (naúarkhos, “fleet commander, admiral”).

Noun

ναύαρχος • (návarchos) m or f (plural ναύαρχοι)

1. (nautical) admiral (appointed commander of a navy; NATO grade OF-9 or equivalent ranks in other navies)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) νχος (nchos)

Declension

Declension of ναύαρχος

	singular	plural
nominative	ναύαρχος (návarchos)	ναύαρχοι (návarchoi)
genitive	ναυάρχου (navárchou)	ναυάρχων (navárchon)
accusative	ναύαρχο (návarcho)	ναυάρχους (navárchous)
vocative	ναύαρχε (návarche)	ναύαρχοι (návarchoi)

Coordinate terms

• Appendix:Greek military ranks

Further reading

• ναύαρχος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el