armada

See also: Armada, armáda, and armadą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma. Doublet of army.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈmɑːdə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈmɑdə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːdə

Noun

armada (plural armadas)

1. A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
2. Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
3. A large flock of anything.

   An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.

Translations

a fleet of warships

Catalan: armada (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 艦隊 / 舰队 (zh) (jiànduì) French: armada (fr) f Galician: armada f German: Armada (de) f Greek: αρμάδα (el) f (armáda), στόλος (el) m (stólos) Ido: floto (io) Indonesian: armada (id) Irish: armáid f Italian: armata (it) f Japanese: 艦隊 (ja) (かんたい, kantai) Korean: 함대 (hamdae) Portuguese: armada (pt) f Romanian: armadă (ro) f Russian: арма́да (ru) f (armáda) Spanish: armada (es) f, flota (es) f Swedish: armada (sv) c, flotta (sv) c, krigsflotta c, stridsflotta c

a large army or fleet

Greek: στόλος (el) m (stólos) Ido: navaro (io) Irish: armáid f Portuguese: armada (pt) f Russian: арма́да (ru) f (armáda) Swedish: armé (sv) c

large flock of anything

Finnish: armeija (fi) Irish: arm m, carn m, cual m, plód m, púir f, slua m Russian: арма́да (ru) f (armáda) Swedish: armé (sv) c

Anagrams

• Damara, ramada

Catalan

Etymology

From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈma.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈma.ða]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

armada f (plural armades)

1. navy

Adjective

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armat

Participle

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armat

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish armada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrmɑ(ː)dɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rmɑ̝(ː)dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧ma‧da
• Hyphenation^(key): ar‧ma‧da

Noun

armada

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Declension

Inflection of armada (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		armada	armadat
genitive		armadan	armadoiden armadoitten armadojen
partitive		armadaa	armadoita armadoja
illative		armadaan	armadoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		armada	armadat
accusative	nom.	armada	armadat
	gen.	armadan
genitive		armadan	armadoiden armadoitten armadojen armadain rare
partitive		armadaa	armadoita armadoja
inessive		armadassa	armadoissa
elative		armadasta	armadoista
illative		armadaan	armadoihin
adessive		armadalla	armadoilla
ablative		armadalta	armadoilta
allative		armadalle	armadoille
essive		armadana	armadoina
translative		armadaksi	armadoiksi
abessive		armadatta	armadoitta
instructive		—	armadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of armada (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative armadani armadani accusative nom. armadani armadani gen. armadani genitive armadani armadoideni armadoitteni armadojeni armadaini rare partitive armadaani armadoitani armadojani inessive armadassani armadoissani elative armadastani armadoistani illative armadaani armadoihini adessive armadallani armadoillani ablative armadaltani armadoiltani allative armadalleni armadoilleni essive armadanani armadoinani translative armadakseni armadoikseni abessive armadattani armadoittani instructive — — comitative — armadoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative armadasi armadasi accusative nom. armadasi armadasi gen. armadasi genitive armadasi armadoidesi armadoittesi armadojesi armadaisi rare partitive armadaasi armadoitasi armadojasi inessive armadassasi armadoissasi elative armadastasi armadoistasi illative armadaasi armadoihisi adessive armadallasi armadoillasi ablative armadaltasi armadoiltasi allative armadallesi armadoillesi essive armadanasi armadoinasi translative armadaksesi armadoiksesi abessive armadattasi armadoittasi instructive — — comitative — armadoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative armadamme armadamme accusative nom. armadamme armadamme gen. armadamme genitive armadamme armadoidemme armadoittemme armadojemme armadaimme rare partitive armadaamme armadoitamme armadojamme inessive armadassamme armadoissamme elative armadastamme armadoistamme illative armadaamme armadoihimme adessive armadallamme armadoillamme ablative armadaltamme armadoiltamme allative armadallemme armadoillemme essive armadanamme armadoinamme translative armadaksemme armadoiksemme abessive armadattamme armadoittamme instructive — — comitative — armadoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative armadanne armadanne accusative nom. armadanne armadanne gen. armadanne genitive armadanne armadoidenne armadoittenne armadojenne armadainne rare partitive armadaanne armadoitanne armadojanne inessive armadassanne armadoissanne elative armadastanne armadoistanne illative armadaanne armadoihinne adessive armadallanne armadoillanne ablative armadaltanne armadoiltanne allative armadallenne armadoillenne essive armadananne armadoinanne translative armadaksenne armadoiksenne abessive armadattanne armadoittanne instructive — — comitative — armadoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative armadansa armadansa accusative nom. armadansa armadansa gen. armadansa genitive armadansa armadoidensa armadoittensa armadojensa armadainsa rare partitive armadaansa armadoitaan armadojaan armadoitansa armadojansa inessive armadassaan armadassansa armadoissaan armadoissansa elative armadastaan armadastansa armadoistaan armadoistansa illative armadaansa armadoihinsa adessive armadallaan armadallansa armadoillaan armadoillansa ablative armadaltaan armadaltansa armadoiltaan armadoiltansa allative armadalleen armadallensa armadoilleen armadoillensa essive armadanaan armadanansa armadoinaan armadoinansa translative armadakseen armadaksensa armadoikseen armadoiksensa abessive armadattaan armadattansa armadoittaan armadoittansa instructive — — comitative — armadoineen armadoinensa

Further reading

• “armada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• draama

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada. Doublet of armée.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Descendants

• → Romanian: armadă

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

armada

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Malay armada, from Portuguese armada, from Medieval Latin armāta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /arˈmada/ [arˈma.da]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da

Noun

armada (plural armada-armada)

1. armada

Further reading

• “armada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ladino

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. army

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

armada

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese armada, from Medieval Latin armāta.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /a(r)ˈmada/ [a(r)ˈma.da]
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /arˈmada/ [arˈma.da]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

Noun

armada (Jawi spelling ارمادا)

1. A fleet of warships; an armada.
2. A flock of trade ships.

Descendants

• Indonesian: armada

Further reading

• “armada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

armada

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈma.da/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da

Noun

armada f

1. (military) armada (a fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada)
2. (military) armada ​(any large army or fleet of military vessels)
3. (by extension, literary) armada ​(a large flock of anything)

Declension

Declension of armada

	singular	plural
nominative	armada	armady
genitive	armady	armad
dative	armadzie	armadom
accusative	armadę	armady
instrumental	armadą	armadami
locative	armadzie	armadach
vocative	armado	armady

Further reading

• armada in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• armada in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From armar +‎ -ada (or the feminine past participle of armar), corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”). Cf. also Italian armata.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈma.dɐ/ [aɦˈma.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈma.dɐ/ [aɦˈma.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈma.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈma.dɐ/
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /aɻˈma.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈma.dɐ/ [ɐɾˈma.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Descendants

• → Malay: armada
  • Indonesian: armada
• → Bengali: হার্মাদ (harmad)

Adjective

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armado

Participle

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armado

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan armada. Compare Italian armata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /armáːda/

Noun

armȃda f

1. army

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	armáda
gen. sing.	armáde
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	armáda	armádi	armáde
genitive (rodȋlnik)	armáde	armád	armád
dative (dajȃlnik)	armádi	armádama	armádam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	armádo	armádi	armáde
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	armádi	armádah	armádah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	armádo	armádama	armádami

Spanish

Etymology

From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine perfect passive participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈmada/ [aɾˈma.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. navy
2. fleet

Descendants

• → English: armada
• → French: armada
  • → Romanian: armadă
• → Finnish: armada
• → Polish: armada
• → Turkish: armada

Adjective

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armado

Participle

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armado

Further reading

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