naval

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English

Etymology

From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nā'vəl, IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvəl/
• Homophone: navel
• Rhymes: -eɪvəl

Adjective

naval (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.

   Coordinate terms: civil, merchant
2. (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.

Hypernyms

• military (adj) (usually hypernymous, but see the usage notes there)

Derived terms

Related terms

• navy

Translations

Anagrams

• Lavan

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nāvālem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [nəˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [nəˈval]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [naˈval]

Adjective

naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navals)

1. naval

Related terms

• nau

References

• “naval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “naval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “naval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “naval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French naval, from nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”) (whence nef).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.val/

Adjective

naval (feminine navale, masculine plural navals, feminine plural navales)

1. (relational) naval

   bataille navale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   chantier naval ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Related terms

• navire
• nef

Further reading

• “naval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval m or f (plural navais)

1. naval

Related terms

• nave

Further reading

• “naval”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Homophone: nabal (Porto)
• Hyphenation: na‧val

Adjective

naval m or f (plural navais, not comparable)

1. naval

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French naval. By surface analysis, navă +‎ -al.

Adjective

naval m or n (feminine singular navală, masculine plural navali, feminine and neuter plural navale)

1. nautical

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nāvālem, accusative singular form of nāvālis (“of ships”), from nāvis (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈbal/ [naˈβ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: na‧val
• Homophone: nabal

Adjective

naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navales)

1. (nautical) naval (of or relating to a navy)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “naval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• lavan