# armada
## 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: /ɑːˈmɑːdə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ɑɹˈmɑdə/
* Rhymes: -ɑːdə

### Noun

armada (plural armadas)
* A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
* Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
* A large flock of anything.
    An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.

#### Translations
### 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: (Central, Balearic) [ərˈma.ðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aɾˈma.ða]

### Noun

armada f (plural armades)
* navy

### Adjective

armada f sg
* feminine singular of armat

### Participle

armada f sg
* feminine singular of armat

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish armada.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

armada
* (military) armada (fleet of warships)

#### Declension

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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* draama

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada. Doublet of armée.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

armada f (plural armadas)
* (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
### Etymology

From Malay armada, from Portuguese armada, from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [arˈmada]
* Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

### Noun

armada (plural armada-armada)
* armada:
** a fleet of warships
** a large flock of anything

### 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)
* army

## Malay
### Etymology

From Portuguese armada, from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma.

### Pronunciation

* (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA: [a(r).ma.da]
* Rhymes: -da, -a
* Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

### Noun

armada (Jawi spelling ارمادا)
* A fleet of warships; an armada.
* 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
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /arˈma.da/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da

### Noun

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

#### Declension
### 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: /aʁˈma.dɐ/ [aɦˈma.dɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aʁˈma.dɐ/ [aɦˈma.dɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aɾˈma.dɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aʁˈma.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aɻˈma.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐɾˈma.dɐ/ [ɐɾˈma.ðɐ]
* Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

### Noun

armada f (plural armadas)
* (military) armada (fleet of warships)

#### Descendants

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

### Adjective

armada f sg
* feminine singular of armado

### Participle

armada f sg
* feminine singular of armado

## Slovene
### Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan armada. Compare Italian armata.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /armáːda/

### Noun

armȃda f
* army

#### Inflection
## 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: /aɾˈmada/ [aɾˈma.ð̞a]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: ar‧ma‧da

### Noun

armada f (plural armadas)
* navy
* fleet

#### Descendants

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

### Adjective

armada f sg
* feminine singular of armado

### Participle

armada f sg
* 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], 2024 December 10