Definitions and meaning of armada
armada
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma. Doublet of army.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːˈmɑːdə/
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- (US) IPA(key): /ɑɹˈmɑdə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːdə
Noun
armada (plural armadas)
- A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
- A large flock of anything.
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈma.ðə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈma.ða]
Noun
armada f (plural armades)
- navy
Adjective
armada f sg
- feminine singular of armat
Participle
armada f sg
- feminine singular of armat
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish armada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑrmɑ(ː)dɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rmɑ̝(ː)dɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrmɑdɑ
- Syllabification(key): ar‧ma‧da
- Hyphenation(key): ar‧ma‧da
Noun
armada
- (military) armada (fleet of warships)
Declension
Further reading
- “armada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish armada. Doublet of armée.
Pronunciation
Noun
armada f (plural armadas)
- (military) armada (fleet of warships)
Descendants
Further reading
- “armada”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay armada, from Portuguese armada, from Medieval Latin armāta.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /arˈmada/ [arˈma.da]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da
Noun
armada (plural armada-armada)
- armada
Further reading
- “armada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ladino
Noun
armada f (plural armadas)
- army
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese armada, from Medieval Latin armāta.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /a(r)ˈmada/ [a(r)ˈma.da]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /arˈmada/ [arˈma.da]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da
Noun
armada (Jawi spelling ارمادا)
- A fleet of warships; an armada.
- A flock of trade ships.
Descendants
Further reading
- “armada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish armada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈma.da/
-
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da
Noun
armada f
- (military) armada (a fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada)
- (military) armada (any large army or fleet of military vessels)
- (by extension, literary) armada (a large flock of anything)
Declension
Further reading
- armada in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- armada in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From armar + -ada (or the feminine past participle of armar), corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”). Cf. also Italian armata.
Pronunciation
Noun
armada f (plural armadas)
- (military) armada (fleet of warships)
Descendants
- → Malay: armada
- → Bengali: হার্মাদ (harmad)
Adjective
armada f sg
- feminine singular of armado
Participle
armada f sg
- feminine singular of armado
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetan armada. Compare Italian armata.
Pronunciation
Noun
armȃda f
- army
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine perfect passive participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈmada/ [aɾˈma.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da
Noun
armada f (plural armadas)
- navy
- fleet
Descendants
- → English: armada
- → French: armada
- → Finnish: armada
- → Polish: armada
- → Turkish: armada
Adjective
armada f sg
- feminine singular of armado
Participle
armada f sg
- feminine singular of armado
Further reading
- “armado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Source: wiktionary.org