"admiral" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /admɪˈrɑːl/ Audio: Nb-admiral.ogg Forms: admiralen [definite, singular], admiraler [indefinite, plural], admiralene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl Etymology: From Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nb|fro|admiral}} Old French admiral, {{der|nb|ML.|admiralis}} Medieval Latin admiralis, {{der|nb|ar|أَمِير||commander}} Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”)
  1. (military, nautical) an admiral (a naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Military, Nautical, Military ranks, People
    Sense id: en-admiral-nb-noun-YH6xSMNB Disambiguation of Military ranks: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of People: 42 52 6 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. (historical) a commander-in-chief of a collection of ships belonging to an admiralty Tags: historical, masculine Categories (topical): Military ranks, People
    Sense id: en-admiral-nb-noun-NcuShN6N Disambiguation of Military ranks: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of People: 42 52 6
  3. (zoology) the red admiral (a bright red and black butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) of the family Nymphalidae) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Zoology, Military ranks Categories (lifeform): Animals, Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Nymphalid butterflies Synonyms: admiralsommerfugl
    Sense id: en-admiral-nb-noun-V6j13j7H Disambiguation of Military ranks: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Animals: 5 30 65 Disambiguation of Arthropods: 5 30 65 Disambiguation of Butterflies: 9 27 64 Disambiguation of Insects: 5 31 64 Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 9 27 65 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: admiralfregatt, admiralinne, admiralitet, admiralitetskollegium, admiralitetsmessing, admiralitetsrett, admiralitetsråd, admiralsflagg, admiralskap, admiralsommerfugl, admiralsrang, admiralsskip, admiralstab, admiralstabsjef, admiralstat, generaladmiral, kontreadmiral, riksadmiral, storadmiral, viseadmiral, æresadmiral

Inflected forms

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