admirad

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From addition of an excrescent /d/ to forms of Anglo-Norman and Old French admiral etc., from Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admirari (to admire, to respect), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, commander) + -alis (-al).

Noun

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admirad (plural admirads)

  1. Alternative form of amiral, an emir or Muslim prince.

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Spanish

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Verb

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admirad

  1. second-person plural imperative of admirar