almirante
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, “commander, prince”), in particular أَمِير الْبَحْر (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”), interpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and influenced by the Arabic article ال (al-). Compare Spanish almirante, French amiral.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.te/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.miˈɾɐ̃.t(ɨ)/ [aɫ.miˈɾɐ̃.t(ɨ)]
Noun
almirante m (plural almirantes)
- admiral (all senses)
- flag officer
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish amirate (interpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and influenced by the Arabic article ال (al-)), from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς, ἀμιράδος (amirás, amirádos), from Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, “commander, prince”), in particular أَمِير الْبَحْر (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /almiˈɾante/ [al.miˈɾãn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: al‧mi‧ran‧te
Noun
almirante m or f (plural almirantes)
- admiral
Derived terms
- almiranta
- almirantazgo
Further reading
- “almirante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish almirante.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ran‧te
- IPA(key): /ʔalmiˈɾante/, [ʔɐl.mɪˈɾan.te]
Noun
almirante
- admiral
- Synonyms: laksamana, admiral
Further reading
- “almirante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018