different between naval vs navals

English

Etymology

From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin n?v?lis; equivalent to navy +? -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'v?l, IPA^(key): /?ne?v?l/
• Homophone: navel
• Rhymes: -e?v?l

Adjective

naval (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
2. (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.

Derived terms

• NADEP
• naval base
• naval crown

Related terms

• navy

Translations

Anagrams

• Lavan

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /n??val/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /n??bal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /na?val/

Adjective

naval (masculine and feminine plural navals)

1. naval

Related terms

• nau

Further reading

• “naval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “naval” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “naval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “naval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Middle French naval, from Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Adjective

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

1. naval

Derived terms

• chantier naval

Related terms

• navire
• nef

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval m or f (plural navais)

1. naval

Related terms

• nave

Further reading

• “naval” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval m or f (plural navais, comparable)

1. naval

Romanian

Etymology

From French naval

Adjective

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

1. nautical

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?bal/, [na???al]
• Homophone: nabal
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

naval (plural navales)

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

Derived terms

• aeronaval

Related terms

• nave
• navegar
• navío

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lavan

English

Noun

navals pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete) naval affairs

Anagrams

• Lavans

Catalan

Adjective

navals

1. plural of naval

French

Adjective

navals m pl

1. masculine plural of naval