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admiral

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See also: Admiral, admirál, and admirał

English

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The seal of George of Antioch, first "admiral" of Sicily, with his title in Greek (ΑΜΗΡΑϹ, Amēras)
Florent de Varennes, first admiral of France, with Louis IX on the Eighth Crusade
VAdm Horatio Nelson, RN, in Trafalgar Square, London
FADM Chester Nimitz, USN

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Etymology

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From Middle English admiral etc., from Anglo-Norman and Old French admiral etc., from Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admiror (“to admire, respect”), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”). The ending is frequently but mistakenly folk etymologized to derive from the article ال (al-), particularly in Arabic أَمِير اَلبَحْر (ʔamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the sea”), first attested as a Fatimid office, or in Arabic أَمِير الْمُؤْمِنِين (ʔamīr al-muʔminīn, “Commander of the Believers, caliph”). It seems instead to have been borrowed from modification of only the first term in Arabic أَمِير الْأُمَرَاء (ʔamīr al-ʔumarāʔ, “emir of emirs, commander-in-chief”) as used as a title for important commanders in Norman Sicily in the mid-12th century. First attested as an English rank in reference to Gervase Alard of Winchelsea as "admiral of the fleet of the Cinque Ports".[1] Doublet of emir, amir, Amir, and amira.

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    Medieval Latin admiralisder.
    Anglo-Norman admiralbor.
    Middle English admiral
    English admiral

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    admiral (plural admirals)

    2. (military, now informal) The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank. [1429]
    4. (military) The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title. [1440]
    6. (military) A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
      • 1776 September 4, John Paul Jones, letter to Robert Morris:
        ... from my experience in Ours as well as from my former intimacy with many Officers of Note in the British Navy, I am convinced that the Parity of Rank between Sea & land or Marine Officers, is of more consequence to the harmony of the Service, than hath generally been imagined. — in the British Establishment — an Admiral ranks with a Genl a Vice Admiral with a Lieut Genl a Rear Admiral with a Major Genl a Commodore with a Brigadier Genl — a Captain with a Colonel, a master & Commander with a Lieut Colnel — a Lieut. Commanding with a Major, and a Lieutenant in the Navy Ranks with a Captain of Horse, Foot or Marines. — I propose not our Enemies as an Example for our Genl imitation — Yet as their Navy is the best regulated of any in the World, we must in Some degree imitate them and Aim at such further improvement as may one day make ours Vie with and Exceed theirs.
      • 1836 March 17, 'Candor', "The Navy", Army and Navy Chronicle, Vol. II, No. 11, p. 173:
        He has appealed to the navies of Europe to prove, that we ought to have Admirals; then, of course he is willing, or at least ought to be so, to let their rules govern in promoting to that grade. The general principle which governs the navies of the old world is... when the Post is attained, then promotion is by inheritance... If a Post Captain in the English navy lives long enough, he is certain of being an Admiral, though not before he is sixty years of age... Hence it is manifest that the public interest no more requires the new grade of Admiral to be added to the navy, than it does the bestowing of orders of nobility on all the diplomatic agents, who represent the United States at the different courts of Europe.
    8. The commander of a fishing or merchant fleet, particularly (historical, Canada) a captain granted special privileges in exchange for bringing the first ship of a given fishing season to certain harbors in Newfoundland. [1589]
    10. (zoology) Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa. [1799]
    11. (conchology) The shell of the Conus ammiralis; the cone shells of various other species displaying similarly intricate banding. [1752]
    13. (now historical) Synonym of flagship: an admiral's ship in a fleet, the command or largest ship in a naval or commercial fleet. [1557]
    14. (now historical, uncommon) Synonym of emir, a Muslim commander or prince. [c. 1275]
    15. (botany, obsolete) Any of several varieties of pear, the trees which produce them. [1693]

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    References

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    1. ^ The Mastery of the Sea, by Cyril Field, page 234

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    Cebuano

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    Etymology

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    From English admiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

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    • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral

    Noun

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    admiral

    1. (military) admiral

    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    From Dutch admiraal, from Middle Dutch ammirael under influence from Latin admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”), from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”). Equivalent to amir +‎ bahar.

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    • IPA(key): [at̚miral]
    • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral

    Noun

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    admiral

    1. admiral

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    Middle English

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    Etymology

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    From Anglo-Norman and Old French admiral etc., from Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admirari (“to admire, to respect”), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).

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      Medieval Latin admiralisder.
      Anglo-Norman admiralbor.
      Middle English admiral

      Noun

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      admiral (plural admirals)

      1. Alternative form of amiral, emir or admiral.

      Descendants

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      • English: admiral (see there for further descendants)

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      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen (to the left), Norwegian Chief of Defence, at Akershus Fortress.
      An admiral butterfly resting on a flower.

      Etymology

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      From Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /admɪˈrɑːl/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɑːl
      • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral

      Noun

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

      1. (military, nautical) an admiral (a naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces)
        • 1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VI, page 181:
          kommandøren og admiralen
          the commander and the admiral
        • 2015 January 12, NTBtekst:
          admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen har vært norsk forsvarssjef i noe over ett år
          Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen has been Norwegian Chief of Defense for a little over a year
        • 2011 December 30, Dagsavisen‎[dagsavisen.no]:
          den iranske marinens nestkommanderende, admiral Mahmoud Moussavi
          the Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy, Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi
      2. (historical) a commander-in-chief of a collection of ships belonging to an admiralty
      3. (zoology) the red admiral (a bright red and black butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) of the family Nymphalidae)
        Synonym: admiralsommerfugl
        • 2012, Stig Aasvik, Indre anliggender:
          her om dagen så jeg en admiral på byen, den hadde forvillet seg inn i en bakgård på Grünerløkka
          the other day I saw an admiral in the city, it had strayed into a backyard on Grünerløkka

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      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      Etymology

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      From Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

      Noun

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

      1. (military, nautical) an admiral

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      Old French

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      Etymology

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      From Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

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        Medieval Latin admiralisder.
        Old French admiral

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        admiral oblique singular, m (oblique plural admiraus or admirax or admirals, nominative singular admiraus or admirax or admirals, nominative plural admiral)

        1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of amiral

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        References

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        • admiral in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

        Romanian

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        Etymology

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        Via variants influenced by Latin admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

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        admiral m (plural admirali)

        1. Obsolete form of amiral.

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        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative admiral admiralul admirali admiralii
        genitive-dative admiral admiralului admirali admiralilor
        vocative admiralule admiralilor

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        • admiral in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

        Serbo-Croatian

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        Etymology

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

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

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        admìrāl m (Cyrillic spelling адмѝра̄л)

        1. admiral

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        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

        Slovene

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        Etymology

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        From German Admiral, from English admiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

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        Pronunciation of admiral

        • (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˌadmiˈɾâːl], SNPT: [admirȃl]
        • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˌadmiˈɾaːl], SNPT: [admirál]


        • (Some Upper Carniolan and Carinthian dialects, particularly Rosen Valley dialect) IPA(key): [ˌadmiˈʀâːl], SNPT: [admiṙȃl]

        Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

        Miscellaneous

        • Rhymes: -aːl (ál) (non-tonal)
        • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧r‧al


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        admirȃl m anim

        admiral (sense 3)
        1. Admiral, a naval officer of the highest rank, above vice admiral.
        2. (zoology) Vanessa atalanta, a type of butterfly.
        3. An Opel car model.

        Inflection

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        First masculine declension (hard o-stem, animate) , fixed accent
        nom. sing. admirȃl
        gen. sing. admirȃla
        singular dual plural
        nominative
        imenovȃlnik         		admirȃl admirȃla admirȃli
        genitive
        rodȋlnik         		admirȃla admirȃlov admirȃlov
        dative
        dajȃlnik         		admirȃlu admirȃloma admirȃlom
        accusative
        tožȋlnik         		admirȃla admirȃla admirȃle
        locative
        mẹ̑stnik         		admirȃlu admirȃlih admirȃlih
        instrumental
        orọ̑dnik         		admirȃlom admirȃloma admirȃli
        (vocative)
        (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)         		admirȃl admirȃla admirȃli

        Further reading

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        • “admiral”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

        Tagalog

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        Etymology

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        Borrowed from English admiral. Doublet of almirante.

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        ádmirál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜎ᜔)

        1. (military) admiral
          Synonyms: almirante, laksamana
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