alferes

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English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese alferes, Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, the knight), influenced in meaning by Latin aquilifer (standard-bearer).

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Noun

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alferes (plural alferes)

  1. (obsolete) An ensign; a standard-bearer.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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alférés (first-person possessive alferesku, second-person possessive alferesmu, third-person possessive alferesnya)

  1. (obsolete) ensign.

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, knight),[1][2] with sense influenced by Latin aquilifer (standard-bearer).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧fe‧res

Noun

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alferes m (invariable)

  1. ensign (military officer)
    Synonyms: porta-bandeira, porta-estandarte

Descendants

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  • Malay: alperes, alferes
  • Indonesian: alferes

References

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  1. ^ alferes”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ alferes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024