noun · neuterthird declension
mare
mare n (genitive maris)
Classical[ˈma.rɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.re]
№ 125 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- neutersea
Neptunum regnatorem marum
Neptune, ruler of the seasc. 270 BCE – c. 201 BCE, Gnaeus Naevius, Bellum Punicum (fragment in Priscian, Institutiones Grammaticae, 7, De genetivo plurali tertiae declinationis)[facit...] ad onera ac multitudinem iumentorum transportandam paulo latiores quam quibus in reliquis utimur maribus.
In order to transport cargo and beasts of burden, he [Julius Caesar] had them made a little wider than the ones we use in other seas.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 5.1
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
aqua maxima quae terrās cingit; nāvēs per mare eunt.mare -is n — in Mille Verba, Mare et Nāvēs
magna aqua salsamare, maris (n) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 2 and Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 2
aqua maxima, ōceanusmare -is (n) — in Metamorphoses I, †
sea
mare, maris — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 18 and De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Mare · Æquor · Pontus · Pelagus
1. Mare (from μύρω) denotes the sea, as a mass of water, in opp. to terra and aër, like ἅλς, θάλασσα; æquor, pelagus, and pontus, with reference to its dimensions; æquor and pelagus, with reference to its horizontal dimension, the surface of the sea, like πέλαγος, whence πελαγίζειν, to float on the sea; pontus (from πεσεῖν, πίτνειν,) with reference to its perpendicular dimension, the depth of the sea, like πόντος, whence ποντίζειν, to sink into the sea. Colum. viii. 17. Ut in solo piscinæ posita libella septem pedibus sublimius esset maris æquor. Ovid, Met. ii. 872. Mediique per æquora ponti fert prædam. 2. Æquor (from æquus) denotes the surface of the sea in a merely physical sense; whereas pelagus (from πλάξ) with the accessory notion of its great extent and immensity. (iv. 72.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mare | maria |
| genitive | maris | marium marum |
| dative | marī | maribus |
| accusative | mare | maria |
| ablative | marī mare | maribus |
| vocative | mare | maria |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- oppidum mari adiacet
- the town lies near the sea.
- mare medium or internum
- the Mediterranean Sea.
- promunturium in mare procurrit
- a promontory juts out into the sea.
- mare ventorum vi agitatur et turbatur
- there is a storm at sea.
- paeninsula in mare excurrit, procurrit
- a peninsula projects into the sea.
măre, is (
I. abl. sing. mare, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 45 and 111 P.; and in Prisc. p. 759 ib.; Lucr. 1, 161; Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 20; id. P. 4, 6, 46; 198; Lact. Mort. Pers. 21, 11; gen. plur. marum, Naev. ap. Prisc. p. 770 P.), n. root mar-, gleam, glimmer (cf. ἅλς μαρμαρέη, Il. 14, 273); Gr. μάρμαρος; Lat. marmor; Sanscr. mīras, sea; Goth. marei; Angl. - Sax. mere; Germ. Meer. Curtius, however, refers these words to root mar-, die; cf. morior, marceo, the sea, opp. to dry land.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: sol, qui Mare, terram, caelum contines tuo cum lumine, Enn. ap. Prob. Verg. E. 6, 31 (Trag. v. 322 Vahl.): indu mari magno, id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 425 ib.):
mare infidum, Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 13: fluctuosum, id. Rud. 4, 2, 5: ventosum, Hor. C. 3, 4, 45: tumultuosum, id. ib. 3, 1, 26: tumidum, Verg. A. 8, 671: placidum, id. E. 2, 26: tranquillum, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 4: vastissimum, Cic. Pis. 24, 57: vastum atque apertum, Caes. B. G. 3, 12: profundum et immensum, Cic. Planc. 6, 15: planum, Juv. 12, 62: numquam ingressus es mare, Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 5: mare pedibus ingredi, Lact. 4, 15, 21: remenso ire mari, Verg. A. 3, 144: terrā marique, by sea and by land: terra marique acquirenda, i. e. at all hazards, Juv. 14, 222; v. terra.—In plur.: maria salsa, Enn. ap. Non. 183, 18 (Trag. v. 145 Vahl.): quibus cavernis maria sustineantur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24 fin.: in reliquis maribus, Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 2.—Poet. as a figure for hard-heartedness: te saevae progenuere ferae Aut mare, etc., Ov. H. 7, 39; cf. Cat. 64, 155; cf. also: Nam mare haud est mare; vos mare acerrumum; nam in mari repperi, hic elavi bonis, Plaut. As. 1, 2, 8 sq.: meretricem ego item esse reor mare ut est; quod des devorat, numquam abundat, id. Truc. 2, 7, 17 sq.—In apposition with Oceanus: proximus mare Oceanum in Andibus hiemarat, Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2; Tac. H. 4, 12; cf. also: ecce maris magna claudit nos obice pontus, the depths of the sea, Verg. A. 10, 377: maria omnia caelo Miscere, id. ib. 5, 790.—Prov.: mare caelo miscere, to mingle sea and sky, i. e. to raise a terrific storm, bluster: clames licet, et mare caelo Confundas, homo sum, Juv. 6, 282: quis caelum terris non misceat et mare caelo, id. 2, 25: terrā marique aliquid quaerere or conquirere, to search for a thing by sea and land, i. e. everywhere, Plaut. Poen. prol. 105; Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 9; Sall. C. 13: maria et montes polliceri, to promise seas and mountains, i. e. more than one can perform, id. ib. 23, 2: his qui contentus non est, in mare fundat aquas, pour water into the sea, i. e. fill that which is already full, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 44.—B. In partic., of single seas:
mare nostrum, i. e. the Mediterranean Sea, Caes. B. G. 5, 1; Sall. J. 17; Plin. 6, 28, 30, § 126; Luc. 8, 293: mare superum, the Upper Sea, the Adriatic, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 11; Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 69; Mel. 2, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 41; 3, 5, 10 al.: mare inferum, the Etruscan Sea, Cic. l. l.; Att. 8, 3, 5; Mel. l. l.; Plin. l. l. al.: mare Aegeum, Juv. 13, 246: mare rubrum, v. ruber; of a fresh - water lake: Galileae, Vulg. Matt. 4, 18.—II. Transf. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
A. Sea-water, salt-water:
Chium maris expers, unmixed Chian wine, Hor. S. 2, 8, 15 (id est, sine aqua marina, Schol. Acr.); so, vinum mari condire, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73.—B. The color of the sea, sea-green:
smaragdi virens mare, Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 80. —* C. Of the air: mare aëris, the sea, i. e. expanse of air:
id omne Aëris in magnum fertur mare, Lucr. 5, 276.—D. A large vessel:
bases et mare aëneum, Vulg. 4 Reg. 25, 13.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mare is (abl. mare, O.), n
1 MAR-, the sea : o maria Neptuni, T.: ut adluantur mari moenia: ventosum, H.: placidum, V.: angustum, straits : numquam es ingressus mare, T.: remenso ire mari, V.: eo mari uti, navigate , Cs.: ros maris (i. e. ros marinus), rosemary , O.: terrā marique omnia exquirere, everywhere , S.: homines terrā et mari missurus, in all directions : terrāque marique acquirenda, i. e. at all hazards , Iu.: in reliquis maribus, Cs.: maris pontus, depths of the sea , V.: maria omnia caelo Miscuit, V.—Provv.: Omnia vel medium fiant mare, i. e. let the world be overwhelmed , V.: clames licet, et mare caelo Confundas, i. e. bluster , Iu.: maria montisque polliceri, i. e. make extravagant promises , S.: in mare fundat aquas, i. e. carry coals to Newcastle , O.—Of single seas: mare nostrum, i. e. the Mediterranean , Cs.: mare superum, the Adriatic : Africum, S.: inferum, the Etruscan Sea : Aegeum, Iu.— Sea-water, salt-water : Chium maris expers, i. e. unmixed , H.: acceptum mare naribus efflant, O.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmarfrom Old Catalan mar
- Frenchmerfrom Old French mer
- Occitanmarfrom Old Occitan mar
- Occitanmerfrom Old Occitan mar
- Antillean Creolelanmèfrom Old French mer
- Haitian Creolelanmèfrom Old French mer
- Mauritian Creolelamerfrom Old French mer
- Réunion Creole Frenchmèrfrom Old French mer
- Volapükmelfrom Old French mer
- Normanméfrom Old French mer
Insular Romance
- Sardinianmare
- Sardinianmari
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mar
- Spanishmarfrom Old Spanish mar
- Aragonesemar
- Galicianmarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mar
- Asturianmarfrom Old Leonese *mar
- Extremaduranmarifrom Old Leonese *mar
- Mirandesemarfrom Old Leonese *mar
- Ladinomarfrom Old Spanish mar
- Aymaralamarafrom Old Spanish mar
- Classical Nahuatlláma̱rfrom Old Spanish mar
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianmare
- Aromanianamari
- Aromanianamare
- Aromanianmari
- Istro-Romanianmåre
- Megleno-Romanianmari
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianmare
- Galluresemarifrom Corsican mare
- Sassaresemarifrom Corsican mare
- Dalmatianmur
- Istriotmare
- Neapolitanmare
- Sicilianmari
- Venetanmar
Borrowings
- Englishmare
- Idomarofrom Esperanto maro
- Interlinguamar
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianmâr
- Romanshmar
- Romanshmer
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianmèr
- Ligurianmâ
- Ligurianmà
- Lombardmar
- Piedmontesemar
- Romagnolmêr