admiraal

Betekenis (Engels)

admiral (naval officer)

Sinonieme

vlootvoogd

Vertalings

amiral

Admiral

admiral

almirante

almirante

ammiraglio

amiral

almirall

ναύαρχος

oramiral

أمير بحر

amîral

naval commander

red admiral

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌɑt.miˈraːl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: ammirael

Verwante met Engels: admiral

Verwante met Latyn: admiror

In summary

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.