marine

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

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• IPA^(key): /məˈɹiːn/
• Hyphenation: ma‧rine
• Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

marine (comparative more marine, superlative most marine)

1. Of or pertaining to the sea.
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Noun

marine (plural marines)

1. (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.

2. (capitalised in the plural): A marine corps.

   He fought with the Marines in World War II.

3. A painting representing some marine subject.

See also

• Marine
• Marine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Marines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Armine, Mainer, Marnie, Merina, Minear, Reiman, Rieman, airmen, mainer, remain

Etymology

French marine, from Latin marinus, derived from mare (“sea”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

marine f (plural marines, diminutive marinetje n)

1. (navigation) A navy
2. (military) An armed navy (naval branch of armed forces)

Anagrams

• manier

Etymology

From marin, from Latin marīnus, derived from mare (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁin/

Adjective

marine

1. feminine singular of marin

Noun

marine f (plural marines)

1. A navy

Verb

marine

1. first-person singular present indicative of mariner
2. third-person singular present indicative of mariner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of mariner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of mariner
5. second-person singular present imperative of mariner

Further reading

• “marine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• animer, manier, minera, ranime, ranimé

Adjective

marine f

1. Feminine plural form of marina.

Noun

marine f

1. plural of marina

Anagrams

• armeni
• minare
• minerà
• rimane

Romanization

marine

1. Rōmaji transcription of マリネ

Adjective

marīne

1. vocative masculine singular of marīnus

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From French marine

References

• “marine” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From French marine

References

• “marine” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Verb

marine

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of marinar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of marinar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of marinar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of marinar

Verb

marine

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of marinar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of marinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of marinar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of marinar.