naval
English
Etymology
From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al.
Pronunciation
- enPR: nā'vəl, IPA(key): /ˈneɪvəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: navel
- Rhymes: -eɪvəl
Adjective
naval (not comparable)
- (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
- 2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
- Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
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- (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.
- naval architect
Hypernyms
- military (adj) (usually hypernymous, but see the usage notes there)
Derived terms
- NADEP
- naval base
- naval crown
Related terms
- navy
Translations
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Anagrams
- Lavan
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /nəˈval/
- (Central) IPA(key): /nəˈbal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /naˈval/
Adjective
naval (masculine and feminine plural navals)
- naval
Related terms
- nau
Further reading
- “naval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “naval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “naval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “naval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Adjective
naval (feminine navale, masculine plural navals, feminine plural navales)
- (relational) naval
Derived terms
- chantier naval
Related terms
- navire
- nef
Further reading
- “naval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Adjective
naval m or f (plural navais)
- naval
Related terms
- nave
Further reading
- “naval” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /naˈvaw/ [naˈvaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐˈval/ [nɐˈvaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Homophone: nabal (Porto)
- Hyphenation: na‧val
Adjective
naval m or f (plural navais, not comparable)
- naval
Romanian
Etymology
From French naval. By surface analysis, navă + -al.
Adjective
naval m or n (feminine singular navală, masculine plural navali, feminine and neuter plural navale)
- nautical
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | naval | navală | navali | navale | ||
definite | navalul | navala | navalii | navalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | naval | navale | navali | navale | ||
definite | navalului | navalei | navalilor | navalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈbal/ [naˈβ̞al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: na‧val
- Homophone: nabal
Adjective
naval (plural navales)
- (nautical) naval (of or relating to a navy)
Derived terms
- aeronaval
- base naval
Related terms
- nave
- navegar
- navío
Further reading
- “naval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- lavan