admiraal

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of Middle Dutch ammirael under influence from cognates of English admiral and Latin admirari (“to admire, to respect”), from Old French amiral etc., from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”). As a naval commander, used as a calque of Italian ammiraglio, q.v. Doublet of emir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɑt.miˈraːl/
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Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧raal
Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

admiraal f (plural admiralen, diminutive admiraaltje n)

Admiral (naval officer).

Derived terms

admiraalsvlag
admiraliteit
viceadmiraal

Descendants

Afrikaans: admiraal
→ Indonesian: admiral
→ Papiamentu: atmiral
→ West Frisian: admiraal

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