ναύαρχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ναύαρχης (naúarkhēs)

Etymology

From ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) +‎ ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ναύᾰρχος • (naúarkhos) m (genitive ναυᾰ́ρχου); second declension

  1. commander of a fleet, admiral
  2. (in Sparta) admiral in chief

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ ναύᾰρχος; τοῦ ναυᾰ́ρχου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ναύᾰρχος
ho naúarkhos		 τὼ ναυᾰ́ρχω
tṑ nauárkhō		 οἱ ναύᾰρχοι
hoi naúarkhoi
Genitive τοῦ ναυᾰ́ρχου
toû nauárkhou		 τοῖν ναυᾰ́ρχοιν
toîn nauárkhoin		 τῶν ναυᾰ́ρχων
tôn nauárkhōn
Dative τῷ ναυᾰ́ρχῳ
tôi nauárkhōi		 τοῖν ναυᾰ́ρχοιν
toîn nauárkhoin		 τοῖς ναυᾰ́ρχοις
toîs nauárkhois
Accusative τὸν ναύᾰρχον
tòn naúarkhon		 τὼ ναυᾰ́ρχω
tṑ nauárkhō		 τοὺς ναυᾰ́ρχους
toùs nauárkhous
Vocative ναύᾰρχε
naúarkhe		 ναυᾰ́ρχω
nauárkhō		 ναύᾰρχοι
naúarkhoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ναυαρχέω (nauarkhéō)
  • ναυαρχία (nauarkhía)
  • ναυαρχίς (nauarkhís)

Descendants
  • → Latin: navarchus

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναύαρχος (naúarkhos, “fleet commander, admiral”).

Noun

ναύαρχος • (návarchos) m or f (plural ναύαρχοι)

  1. (nautical) admiral in the Royal Navy and in the US navy, a rank with the NATO grade OF-9
    Synonym: (abbreviation) νχος (nchos)

Declension
declension of ναύαρχος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ναύαρχος • ναύαρχοι •
genitive ναυάρχου • ναυάρχων •
accusative ναύαρχο • ναυάρχους •
vocative ναύαρχε • ναύαρχοι •

Coordinate terms
  • Appendix:Greek military ranks

Further reading
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