English → Latin
“marine, maritime” in Latin
marīnusmarine; of or pertaining to the seamaritimusOf or pertaining to the sea; marine, maritime.; changeable, inconstantclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius Tullius divided the Roman citizenry; the armed forces; fleetvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthynauticusnautical, naval
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
marine, maritime adj.
marinus (in or of the sea): maritimus (on or near the sea): A maritime town, urbs maritima (Cic.); oppidum maritimum (Caes., Liv.): a maritime district, orae maritimae civitas (Caes.): a maritime power, civitas navibus, or classe, valens; civitas multum mari pollens: maritime forces, copiae navales (opposed to copiae terrestres, Liv.): maritime affairs, res maritimae or nauticae (Cic.). Vid: also NAVAL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for marine, maritime?
- The usual Latin words for “marine, maritime” are marīnus, maritimus, classis; also valeō, nauticus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.