alferes

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese alferes, Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “the knight”), influenced in meaning by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ælˈfɛɹɪs/ === Noun === alferes (plural alferes) (obsolete) An ensign; a standard-bearer. === References === “alferes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay alperes, alferes, from Classical Malay الڤيريس (alperes), الڤيريس (alferes), from Portuguese alferes, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”). Doublet of alpiris and alperes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈferes/ Hyphenation: al‧fé‧rés Rhymes: -res, -es, -s === Noun === alférés (plural alferes-alferes) (obsolete) ensign ==== Alternative forms ==== alperes: Indonesian, Standard Malay === Further reading === “alferes”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”), with sense influenced by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: al‧fe‧res === Noun === alferes m (invariable) ensign (military officer) Synonyms: porta-bandeira, porta-estandarte ==== Descendants ==== Malay: alperes, alferes Indonesian: alferes === References === === Further reading === “alferes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026