almirante

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese almirante, from Medieval Latin amiratus under influence from -ante and Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). See Spanish almirante, French amiral, and English admiral.

Pronunciation

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

  1. admiral (all senses)

References

  • “almirante” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “almirante” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “almirante” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “almirante” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese almirante, from Medieval Latin amiratus under influence from -ante and Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). See Spanish almirante, French amiral, and English admiral.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

  1. admiral (all senses)
  2. flag officer

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish amirate reinterpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and under influence from Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”), particularly Arabic أمير 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almiˈɾante/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

almirante m or f by sense (plural almirantes)

  1. admiral

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: almirante

References

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish almirante, from Old Spanish amirate under influence from -ante and Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”), particularly Arabic أمير 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. Doublet of emir and admiral.

Pronunciation

Noun

almirante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. admiral
    Synonyms: laksamana, admiral

Further reading

  • “almirante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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