marine
English
Etymology
Recorded since c.1420, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari).
Pronunciation
audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /məˈɹiːn/
- Hyphenation: ma‧rine
- Rhymes: -iːn
Adjective
marine (comparative more marine, superlative most marine)
- Of or pertaining to the sea.
- 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
- Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too.
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Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to the sea
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Noun
marine (plural marines)
- (military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship
- He was a marine in World War II.
- (capitalised in the plural): A marine corps.
- He fought with the Marines in World War II.
- A painting representing some marine subject.
Synonyms
Translations
member of a marine corps
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Dutch
Pronunciation
marine (file) - IPA(key): /maːˈri.nə/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧ne
Noun
marine f (plural marines, diminutive marinetje n)
- (navigation) A navy
- (military) An armed navy (naval branch of armed forces)
Synonyms
- (military) zeemacht
Derived terms
- marineblauw n
- marineinfanterie
- marinier m
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁin/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
- marinette f colloquial form of a feminine marin: though not derogative, women generally don't accept to be called this way
- marinier m
- sous-marin
Verb
marine
Further reading
- “marine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Latin
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
marine m (definite singular marinen, indefinite plural mariner, definite plural marinene)
- a navy
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
marine m (definite singular marinen, indefinite plural marinar, definite plural marinane)
- a navy
Derived terms
Portuguese
Spanish
Verb
marine
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