navarch

English

Etymology

From Latin navarchus, from Ancient Greek ναύαρχος (naúarkhos, “leader of the ships”), corresponding to navy +‎ -arch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvɑː(ɹ)k/, /ˈnævɑː(ɹ)k/

Noun

navarch (plural navarchs)

(historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of a fleet.
- 1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece
  The commander of a fleet was called Navarch

Translations

Translations

French: navarque (fr) m
German: Navarch m
Greek: ναύαρχος (el) m (návarchos)
- Ancient: ναύαρχος m (naúarkhos)
Italian: navarco (it) m
Latin: navarchus

References

navarch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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