almirante

See also: Almirante

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese almirante, from Medieval Latin amiratus under influence from -ante and Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). See Spanish almirante, French amiral, and English admiral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almiˈɾante/ [ɑl.miˈɾan̪.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

1. admiral (all senses)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “almirante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “almirante”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “almirante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “almirante”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese almirante, from Medieval Latin amiratus under influence from -ante and Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). See Spanish almirante, French amiral, and English admiral.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.miˈɾɐ̃.te/ [aʊ̯.miˈɾɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.miˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/ [aɫ.miˈɾɐ̃.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

1. admiral (all senses)
2. flag officer

Derived terms

• almirantado

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish amirate reinterpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and under influence from Arabic ال (al-, “the, of the”), from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς (amirás), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”), particularly Arabic أمير الأمراء (ʔamīr al-umarāʔ, “emir of emirs, commander-in-chief”) as used as a title for important commanders in Norman Sicily in the mid-12th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almiˈɾante/ [al.miˈɾãn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

almirante m or f by sense (plural almirantes)

1. admiral

Derived terms

• almiranta
• almirantazgo
• almirante de Castilla
• almirante de la mar
• almirante general
• almirante mayor de la mar

 

Descendants

• Tagalog: almirante

References

• “almirante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• David Abulafia (2012), The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean, pp. 321–322.

Further reading

• “almirante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almirante, from Old Spanish amirate. Doublet of emir and admiral.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmiˈɾante/ [ʔɐl.mɪˈɾan̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

almirante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. admiral

   Synonyms: laksamana, admiral

Further reading

• “almirante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018