naval

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See also: Naval, nával, and nåväl

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy +‎ -al.

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naval (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
    Coordinate terms: civil, merchant
    • 2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, page 87:
      Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
  2. (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.
    naval architect

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin nāvālem.

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naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navals)

  1. naval
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  • “naval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (of ships), from nāvis (ship).

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naval (feminine navale, masculine plural navals, feminine plural navales)

  1. (relational) naval

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (of ships), from nāvis (ship).

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naval m or f (plural navais)

  1. naval
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (of ships), from nāvis (ship).

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naval m or f (plural navais, not comparable)

  1. naval

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French naval. By surface analysis, navă +‎ -al.

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naval m or n (feminine singular navală, masculine plural navali, feminine and neuter plural navale)

  1. nautical

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (of ships), from nāvis (ship).

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naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navales)

  1. (nautical) naval (of or relating to a navy)

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