navarch

English

Etymology

From Latin navarchus, from Ancient Greek ναύαρχος (naúarkhos, “leader of the ships”), corresponding to navy +‎ -arch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvɑː(ɹ)k/, /ˈnævɑː(ɹ)k/

Noun

navarch (plural navarchs)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of a fleet.
   • 1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece:

     The commander of a fleet was called Navarch

Translations

Translations

• French: navarque (fr) m
• German: Navarch m
• Greek: ναύαρχος (el) m (návarchos)

  Ancient: ναύαρχος m (naúarkhos)

• Italian: navarco (it) m, navarca (it) m
• Latin: navarchus
• Spanish: navarco m

References

• “navarch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.