almirante
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, “commander, prince”), in particular أَمِير الْبَحْر (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”), interpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and influenced by the Arabic article ال (al-). Compare Spanish almirante, French amiral.
Noun[edit]
almirante m (plural almirantes)
- admiral (all senses)
- flag officer
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Spanish amirate (interpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and influenced by the Arabic article ال (al-)), from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς, ἀμιράδος (amirás, amirádos), from Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, “commander, prince”), in particular أَمِير الْبَحْر (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).
Noun[edit]
almirante m (plural almirantes)
