alferes
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese alferes, Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “the knight”), influenced in meaning by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alferes (plural alferes)
- (obsolete) An ensign; a standard-bearer.
- 1624 (first performance), John Fletcher, “Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- Is not this my Alferes? he looks another thing
References edit
- “alferes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
alférés (first-person possessive alferesku, second-person possessive alferesmu, third-person possessive alferesnya)
Alternative forms edit
- alperes: Indonesian, Standard Malay
Further reading edit
- “alferes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”),[1][2] with sense influenced by Latin aquilifer (“standard-bearer”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: al‧fe‧res
Noun edit
alferes m (invariable)
- ensign (military officer)
- Synonyms: porta-bandeira, porta-estandarte
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ “alferes” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “alferes” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.