almirante

Portuguese

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.te/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.miˈɾɐ̃.t(ɨ)/ [aɫ.miˈɾɐ̃.t(ɨ)]

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

1. admiral (all senses)
2. flag officer

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Spanish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almiˈɾante/ [al.miˈɾãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

almirante m or f (plural almirantes)

1. admiral

Derived terms

• almiranta
• almirantazgo

Further reading

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

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almirante.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ran‧te
• IPA^(key): /ʔalmiˈɾante/, [ʔɐl.mɪˈɾan.te]

Noun

almirante

1. admiral

   Synonyms: laksamana, admiral

Further reading

• “almirante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018