Admiral
English
Etymology
From Middle English admiral, admirel, admirail, from Old French amirail, amiral (modern amiral) and Medieval Latin admīrālis, amīrālis, both from Arabic أَمِير الْبَحْر (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”). Later associated with admirable. Akin to amir, Amir and emir.
First recorded in English September 1300, to refer to Gerard Allard of Winchelsea, referred to as “Admiral of the Fleet of the Cinque Ports”. [1][2]
References
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
Declension of Admiral
Derived terms
- Flottillenadmiral (“commodore”)
- Vizeadmiral
Further reading
- Admiral in Duden online
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