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amiral
admiral /a.mi.ˈral/
noun#2823 most common
Example sentences
Amiralul este pe navă.
The admiral is on the ship.
Bunicul meu a fost amiral în marina română.
My grandfather was an admiral in the Romanian navy.
Amiralul a dat ordinul de plecare a flotei.
The admiral gave the order for the fleet to depart.
Flota a fost condusă de un amiral cu multă experiență.
The fleet was led by a very experienced admiral.
Amiralii celor două flote s-au întâlnit înainte de negocieri.
The admirals of the two fleets met before the negotiations.
Deciziile amiralului au schimbat cursul bătăliei, lăsând o urmă adâncă în istoria marinei.
The admiral's decisions changed the course of the battle, leaving a deep mark on naval history.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amiral | amirali |
| Genitive | amiralului | amiralilor |
| Accusative | amiral | amirali |
| Vocative | amiralule | amiralilor |
Word family
amiralitateadmiralty
viceamiralvice admiral
contraamiralrear admiral
amiral de flotăfleet admiral
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "amiral" from French "amiral", part of a wave of French naval and military vocabulary adopted in the 19th century. French in turn took the word from medieval Latin "amiralis", which came from Arabic "amir" (commander), often in the phrase "amir al-bahr" (commander of the sea). The initial "a" was reinforced in European languages through association with Latin "admirabilis" (admirable), which is why English spells it with a "d".
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