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)

  1. admiral (all senses)
  2. 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)

  1. admiral

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almirante.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ran‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔalmiˈɾante/, [ʔɐl.mɪˈɾan.te]

Noun

almirante

  1. admiral
    Synonyms: laksamana, admiral

Further reading
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