Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en amiral

admiral

Meaning

admiral

In Swedish: (titel på) en hög sjöofficer

Forms

Forms of amiral
Singular, indefiniteen amiral
Singular, definiteamiralen
Plural, indefiniteamiraler
Plural, definiteamiralerna

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Is it en amiral or ett amiral?

Questions

What does amiral mean in English?

amiral means “admiral”.

Is it en amiral or ett amiral?

It is en amiral, and “the admiral” is amiralen.

What is the plural of amiral?

The plural of amiral is amiraler, and the definite plural is amiralerna.

Origin

From French amiral, from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).

Nearby common words

amiral is number 3,278 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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