different between argosy vs armada

English

Etymology

Alteration of Italian ragusea (“a large ship”), after the maritime city of Ragusa, now Dubrovnik.

Noun

argosy (plural argosies)

1. A merchant ship.
2. A merchant flotilla, fleet.
   • 1594, Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew:

     Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less Than three great argosies, besides two galliasses, And twelve tight galleys; these I will assure her, And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next.

3. An abundant supply, boatload.
   • 1921, Sir James George Frazer, Apollodorus: The Library (Loeb Classical Library), volume I, Introduction, § 1: “The Author and His Book”, page xxxiii:

     Yet we may be grateful to him for saving for us from the wreck of ancient literature some waifs and strays which, but for his humble labours, might have sunk irretrievably with so many golden argosies in the fathomless ocean of the past.

Translations

Anagrams

• yorgas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin arm?ta, from the feminine past participle of Latin arm?, from arma. Doublet of army.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???m??d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????m??d?/
• Rhymes: -??d?

Noun

armada (plural armadas)

1. A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
2. Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
3. A large flock of anything.

Translations

Anagrams

• Damara, ramada

Catalan

Etymology

From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin arm?ta, from the feminine past participle of Latin arm?re, from arma (“arms”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /???ma.d?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?r?ma.d?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a??ma.da/

Noun

armada f (plural armades)

1. navy

Adjective

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armat

Verb

armada f sg

1. past participle of armar

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??rm?(?)d?/, [??rm?(?)d?]
• Rhymes: -?rm?d?
• Syllabification: ar?ma?da

Noun

armada

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Declension

Anagrams

• draama

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada. Doublet of armée.

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Further reading

• “armada” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Ladino

Noun

armada f (Latin spelling, plural armadas)

1. army

Portuguese

Etymology

From armar +? -ada (or the feminine past participle of armar), corresponding to Medieval Latin arm?ta, from the feminine past participle of Latin arm?re, from arma (“arms”). Cf. also Italian armata.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /??.?ma.ð?/
• Hyphenation: ar?ma?da

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Adjective

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armado

Verb

armada

1. feminine singular past participle of armar

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian armada. Compare Italian armata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /armá?da/

Noun

arm?da f

1. army

Inflection

Spanish

Etymology

From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin arm?ta, from the feminine perfect passive participle of Latin arm?re, from arma (“arms”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??mada/, [a??ma.ð?a]

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. navy
2. fleet

Adjective

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armado

Verb

armada f sg

1. Feminine singular past participle of armar.

Further reading

• “armada” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.