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English

Etymology

From Middle English amiral, from Old French amirail, amiral (modern French amiral), from a shortening of Arabic ?????? ????????? (?am?r al-ba?r, “commander of the fleet”, literally “sea commander”). Akin to amir, Amir, and emir. The -d- is probably from the influence of the otherwise unconnected admirable (Latin adm?r?bilis).

First recorded in English in September 1300, in a description of Gerard Allard of Winchelsea as “Admiral of the Fleet of the Cinque Ports”.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?æd.m?.??l/

Noun

admiral (plural admirals)

1. A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
2. A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
3. A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
4. The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
5. (obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
6. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• admiral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• amildar

Cebuano

Etymology

From English admiral, from Old French amirail, amiral (modern French amiral), from Arabic ??????? ???????? (?am?ru l-ba?r, “commander of the fleet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ad?mi?ral

Noun

admiral

1. (military) an admiral

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch admiraal, From Middle Dutch ammirael, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Arabic ??????? ???????? (?am?ru l-ba?r). Equivalent to amir +? bahar.

Pronunciation

Noun

admiral

1. admiral

Alternative forms

• amberal

Synonyms

• laksamana

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? ????????? (?am?r al-ba?r, “commander of the fleet”), via French amiral

Noun

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

1. (military, nautical) an admiral

References

• “admiral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? ????????? (?am?r al-ba?r, “commander of the fleet”), via French amiral

Noun

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

1. (military, nautical) an admiral

References

• “admiral” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (am?r, “commander”) + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adm?ra?l/
• Hyphenation: ad?mi?ral

Noun

admìr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. admiral

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English admiral.

Noun

ádmirál

1. (military) admiral

Synonyms

• almirante
• laksamana

References

• The Tagalog Pinoy Dictionary

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æd.?ma?.?.??/
• Rhymes: -a?????

Adjective

admiring (comparative more admiring, superlative most admiring)

1. Feeling or showing admiration.

Translations

Verb

admiring

1. present participle of admire

Noun

admiring (plural admirings)

1. admiration
   • a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Passion of our Blessed Saviour (sermon)

     What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross […]

   • 1847, Matthew Henry, James Hamilton, Daily communion with God

     We must keep up a constant worship of God in our families, and in our closets; we must be frequent in holy adorings and admirings of God.

Anagrams

• graminid, migniard