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amiral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
ami-ral
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of admiral.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English amiral etc., from Anglo-Norman and Old French amiral etc., from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: amiral, -, amiralis, أَمِير

Usage

Inflected Forms

amirals (plural)

Questions

What does amiral mean?
Obsolete form of admiral.
Where does amiral come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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