# naval
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* enPR: nā'vəl, IPA: /ˈneɪvəl/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Homophone: navel
* Rhymes: -eɪvəl

### Adjective

naval (not comparable)
* (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
    Coordinate terms: civil, merchant
** 2012 March, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, page 87:Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
* (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.
    naval architect

#### Hypernyms

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

#### Derived terms

* NADEP
* naval architect
* naval base
* naval brigade
* naval crown
* naval engineer
* naval infantry
* naval mine
* naval officer
* naval science
* naval stores

#### Related terms

* navy

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Lavan

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nāvālem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [nəˈβal]
* IPA: (Balearic) [nəˈval]
* IPA: (Valencia) [naˈval]

### Adjective

naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navals)
* 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: /na.val/

### Adjective

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

* (Brazil) IPA: /naˈvaw/ [naˈvaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /nɐˈval/ [nɐˈvaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /nɐˈval/ [nɐˈvaɫ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /nɐˈbal/ [nɐˈβaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /nɐˈva.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
* Homophone: nabal (Porto)
* Hyphenation: na‧val

### Adjective

naval m or f (plural navais, not comparable)
* 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)
* nautical

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈbal/ [naˈβ̞al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: na‧val
* Homophone: nabal

### Adjective

naval m or f (masculine and feminine plural navales)
* (nautical) naval (of or relating to a navy)

#### Derived terms

* aeronaval
* base naval

#### Related terms

* nave
* navegar
* navío

### 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