admirál

See also: admiral, Admiral, and admirał

Czech

Etymology

From German Admiral, from English admiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈadmɪraːl]

Noun

admirál m inan

1. admiral

Declension

Declension of admirál (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	admirál	admirálové
genitive	admirála	admirálů
dative	admirálovi, admirálu	admirálům
accusative	admirála	admirály
vocative	admirále	admirálové
locative	admirálovi, admirálu	admirálech
instrumental	admirálem	admirály

Derived terms

• babočka admirál

 

Further reading

• admirál in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• admirál in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989