amiral

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mi.ʁal/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

amiral (feminine 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

Further reading

• “amiral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

---

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old French amiral

Noun

amiral (plural amirales)

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

---

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

amiral oblique singular, 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

Declension

Declension of amiral
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	amiral	amiralen	amiraler	amiralerna
Genitive	amirals	amiralens	amiralers	amiralernas

---

Turkish

Etymology

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

Noun

amiral (definite accusative amirali, plural amiraller)

1. admiral

Derived terms

• amirallik