French

Etymology

From Old French amirail, amiral, from Arabic أَمِير اَلْبَحْر ‎(ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

amiral m ‎(feminine singular amirale, masculine plural amiraux, feminine plural amirales)

1. of or belonging to an admiral

Noun

amiral m ‎(plural amiraux, feminine amirale)

1. admiral (military officer)

Derived terms

• contre-amiral

Related terms

• amiraulté

Middle English

Alternative forms

• amirall, amirail, amyral, amerel, admiral, admirail, admirall, admyral, admyrall

Noun

amiral (plural amirales)

1. Prince, emir or other Muslim commander or ruler.
2. Admiral

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic أَمِير اَلْبَحْر ‎(ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

Noun

amiral m ‎(oblique plural amiraus or amirax or amirals, nominative singular amiraus or amirax or amirals, nominative plural amiral)

1. admiral (military officer)

Swedish

Noun

amiral c

1. an admiral^[1]

Declension

References

1. ↑ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) ISBN 978-913832379-3

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French amiral, from Arabic أَمِير اَلْبَحْر ‎(ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

Noun

amiral ‎(definite accusative amirali, plural amiraller)

1. admiral

Derived terms

• amirallik