admiral
Meaning of admiral
- the most senior commander of a fleet or navy.
- a butterfly which has dark wings with bold red or white markings.
Middle English (denoting an emir or Saracen commander): from Old French amiral, admirail, via medieval Latin from Arabic 'amīr ‘commander’ (from 'amara ‘to command’). The ending -al was from Arabic -al- ‘of the’, used in titles (e.g. 'amīr-al-'umarā ‘ruler of rulers’), later assimilated to the familiar Latinate suffix -al.
Information about admiral
- It is a name.
- The plural form of admiral is: admirals.
- Languages in which admiral is used:
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Hyphenation of admiral
ad-mi-ral
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
- admiral is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of admiral
- German: Admiral
- Spanish: almirante
- French: amiral
- Italian: ammiraglio
- Portuguese: almirante
Anagrams of admiral
Words that rhyme with admiral
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