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From Middle Englishadmiral etc., from Anglo-Norman and Old Frenchadmiral etc., from Medieval Latinadmiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admirari(“to admire, to respect”), from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”). The ending is frequently but mistakenly folk etymologized to derive from the article ال(al-), particularly in Arabicأَمِير اَلبَحْر(ʔamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the sea”), first attested as a Fatimid office, or in Arabicأَمِيْر ٱلْمُؤْمِنِيْن(ʔamiyr l-muʔminiyn, “Commander of the Believers, caliph”). It seems instead to have been borrowed from modification of only the first term in Arabicأمير الأمراء(ʔamīr al-umarāʔ, “emir of emirs, commander-in-chief”) as used as a title for important commanders in Norman Sicily in the mid-12th century. First attested as an English rank in reference to Gervase Alard of Winchelsea as "admiral of the fleet of the Cinque Ports". Doublet of emir, amir, Amir, andamira.
Pronunciation
(UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈædməɹəl/, /ˈædmɹəl/, /ˈædməɹl/
(US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈædməɹəl/, /ˈædmɚəl/
Noun
admiral (pluraladmirals)
(military, now informal) The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank. [1429]
(military) The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title. [1440]
(military) A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
1776 September 4, John Paul Jones, letter to Robert Morris:
... from my experience in Ours as well as from my former intimacy with many Officers of Note in the British Navy, I am convinced that the Parity of Rank between Sea & land or Marine Officers, is of more consequence to the harmony of the Service, than hath generally been imagined. — in the British Establishment — an Admiral ranks with a Genl a Vice Admiral with a Lieut Genl a Rear Admiral with a Major Genl a Commodore with a Brigadier Genl — a Captain with a Colonel, a master & Commander with a Lieut Colnel — a Lieut. Commanding with a Major, and a Lieutenant in the Navy Ranks with a Captain of Horse, Foot or Marines. — I propose not our Enemies as an Example for our Genl imitation — Yet as their Navy is the best regulated of any in the World, we must in Some degree imitate them and Aim at such further improvement as may one day make ours Vie with and Exceed theirs.
1836 March 17, 'Candor', "The Navy", Army and Navy Chronicle, Vol. II, No. 11, p. 173:
He has appealed to the navies of Europe to prove, that we ought to have Admirals; then, of course he is willing, or at least ought to be so, to let their rules govern in promoting to that grade. The general principle which governs the navies of the old world is... when the Post is attained, then promotion is by inheritance... If a Post Captain in the English navy lives long enough, he is certain of being an Admiral, though not before he is sixty years of age... Hence it is manifest that the public interest no more requires the new grade of Admiral to be added to the navy, than it does the bestowing of orders of nobility on all the diplomatic agents, who represent the United States at the different courts of Europe.
The commander of a fishing or merchant fleet, particularly (historical, Canada) a captain granted special privileges in exchange for bringing the first ship of a given fishing season to certain harbors in Newfoundland. [1589]
(zoology) Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa. [1799]
(conchology) The shell of the Conus ammiralis; the cone shells of various other species displaying similarly intricate banding. [1752]
(now historical)Synonym of flagship: an admiral's ship in a fleet, the command or largest ship in a naval or commercial fleet. [1557]
(now historical, uncommon)Synonym of emir, a Muslim commander or prince. [c. 1275]
2004, Howard Mancing, The Cervantes Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 373:
The Saracen admiral, Balán... held court in the Castillo de Aguas Muertas...
(botany, obsolete) Any of several varieties of pear, the trees which produce them. [1693]
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Cebuano: admiral
→ German: Admiral
→ Czech: admirál
Hungarian: admirális
→ Polish: admirał
→ Slovene: admirȃl
→ Ukrainian: адміра́л(admirál)
Swahili: admirali
→ Tagalog: ádmirál
Translations
References
“admiral, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
“admiral, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
J.D. Latham (Spring 1972), "Arabic into Medieval Latin", Journal of Semitic Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 40–41.
David Abulafia (2012), The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean, pp. 321–322.
Anagrams
amildar
Cebuano
Etymology
From Englishadmiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old Frenchadmiral, from Medieval Latinadmiralis, from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”) under influence from admīrārī(“to admire, to respect”).
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral
Noun
admiral
(military)admiral
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutchadmiraal, from Middle Dutchammirael under influence from Latinadmīrārī(“to admire, to respect”), from Old Frenchamiral, from Latinamiralis, from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”). Equivalent to amir + bahar.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [at̚miral]
Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral
Noun
admiral
admiral
Alternative forms
amberal
Synonyms
laksamana
Further reading
“admiral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old Frenchadmiral etc., from Medieval Latinadmiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admirari(“to admire, to respect”), from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”).
Noun
admiral (pluraladmirals)
Alternative form of amiral, emir or admiral.
Descendants
English: admiral, Admiral, Adm., Adm, adml., ADM
→ Cebuano: admiral
→ German: Admiral
→ Czech: admirál
Hungarian: admirális
→ Polish: admirał
→ Slovene: admirȃl
→ Ukrainian: адміра́л(admirál)
Swahili: admirali
→ Tagalog: ádmirál
References
“admiral, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Frenchadmiral, from Medieval Latinadmiralis, from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”) under influence from admīrārī(“to admire, to respect”).
(military, nautical) an admiral (a naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces)
(historical) a commander-in-chief of a collection of ships belonging to an admiralty
(zoology) the red admiral (a bright red and black butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) of the family Nymphalidae)
Synonym:admiralsommerfugl
Derived terms
Descendants
Northern Sami: admirála
References
“admiral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“admiral” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“admiral” in Store norske leksikon
“admiral (sommerfugl)” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Frenchadmiral, from Medieval Latinadmiralis, from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”) under influence from admīrārī(“to admire, to respect”).
From Medieval Latinadmiralis, from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”) under influence from admīrārī(“to admire, to respect”).
Noun
admiraloblique singular, m (oblique pluraladmirausoradmiraxoradmirals, nominative singularadmirausoradmiraxoradmirals, nominative pluraladmiral)
(Anglo-Norman)Alternative form of amiral
Descendants
→ Middle English: admiral
English: admiral, Admiral, Adm., Adm, adml., ADM
→ Cebuano: admiral
→ German: Admiral
→ Czech: admirál
Hungarian: admirális
→ Polish: admirał
→ Slovene: admirȃl
→ Ukrainian: адміра́л(admirál)
Swahili: admirali
→ Tagalog: ádmirál
Middle English: admirad
→ Norwegian Bokmål: admiral
Northern Sami: admirála
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: admiral
→ Russian: адмирал(admiral), адмира́лъ(admirál)
→ Bulgarian: адмира́л(admirál)
→ Kazakh:
Arabic script: ادميرال
Cyrillic script: адмирал(admiral)
→ Mongolian:
Mongolian script: ᠠᠳ᠋ᠮᠢᠷᠠᠯ(admiral)
Cyrillic script: адмирал(admiral)
References
admiral in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022
Romanian
Etymology
Via variants influenced by Latinadmīrārī(“to admire, to respect”).
Noun
admiralm (pluraladmirali)
Obsolete form of amiral.
Declension
References
admiral in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Arabicاَمِير(amīr, “commander”) + -al.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /admǐraːl/
Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral
Noun
admìrālm (Cyrillic spellingадмѝра̄л)
admiral
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From GermanAdmiral, from Englishadmiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old Frenchadmiral, from Medieval Latinadmiralis, from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”) under influence from admīrārī(“to admire, to respect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
admirȃlm anim
Admiral, a naval officer of the highest rank, above vice admiral.
(zoology)Vanessa atalanta, a type of butterfly.
An Opel car model.
Inflection
Further reading
“admiral”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Tagalog
Etymology
From Englishadmiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old Frenchadmiral, from Medieval Latinadmiralis, from Arabicأَمِير(ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis(“-al”) under influence from admīrārī(“to admire, to respect”). Doublet of almirante.