admiraal

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch admiraal. === Noun === admiraal (plural [please provide]) (military) admiral ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Smaldone, Joseph P. (1997). "National Security". In Byrnes, Rita M. (ed.). South Africa: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 378. == Dutch == === Etymology === Variant of Middle Dutch ammirael under influence from cognates of English admiral and Latin admirari (“to admire, to respect”), from Old French amiral etc., from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”). As a naval commander, used as a calque of Italian ammiraglio, q.v. Doublet of emir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑt.miˈraːl/ Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧raal Rhymes: -aːl === Noun === admiraal f (plural admiralen, diminutive admiraaltje n) admiral (naval officer) ==== Derived terms ==== admiraalsvlag admiraliteit viceadmiraal ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: admiraal → Indonesian: admiral → Papiamentu: atmiral → West Frisian: admiraal