Masculine

Admiral

Meaning

admiral (male or of unspecified gender)

Synonyms

Shôgun

Admiral Wanderfalter

Translations

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/admiˈʁaːl/
Etymology

In summary

From English admiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”). Cognate with French amiral, etc.

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