alferes
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese alferes, Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “the knight”), influenced in meaning by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alferes (plural alferes)
- (obsolete) An ensign; a standard-bearer.
- 1624 (first performance), John Fletcher, “Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- Is not this my Alferes? he looks another thing
References
[edit]- “alferes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay alperes, alferes, from Classical Malay الڤيريس (alperes), الڤيريس (alferes), from Portuguese alferes, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”). Doublet of alpiris and alperes.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alférés (first-person possessive alferesku, second-person possessive alferesmu, third-person possessive alferesnya)
Alternative forms
[edit]- alperes: Indonesian, Standard Malay
Further reading
[edit]- “alferes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”),[1][2] with sense influenced by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: al‧fe‧res
Noun
[edit]alferes m (invariable)
- ensign (military officer)
- Synonyms: porta-bandeira, porta-estandarte
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “alferes”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “alferes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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