naval
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French naval, from Latin navalis; equivalent to navy + -al.
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Adjective
naval (not comparable)
- (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
- 2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, page 87:
- Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
- (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.
- naval architect
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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navals)
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Further reading
- “naval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “naval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “naval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “naval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Adjective
naval (feminine navale, masculine plural navals, feminine plural navales)
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Further reading
- “naval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Adjective
naval m or f (plural navais)
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Further reading
- “naval”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Adjective
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navales)
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Further reading
- “naval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Nautical
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