LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

marīnus1

marīnus (feminine marīna, neuter marīnum)
Classical[maˈriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[maˈriː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemarine; of or pertaining to the sea

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemarīnusmarīnamarīnum
genitivemarīnīmarīnaemarīnī
dativemarīnōmarīnaemarīnō
accusativemarīnummarīnammarīnum
ablativemarīnōmarīnāmarīnō
vocativemarīnemarīnamarīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemarīnīmarīnaemarīna
genitivemarīnōrummarīnārummarīnōrum
dativemarīnīsmarīnīsmarīnīs
accusativemarīnōsmarīnāsmarīna
ablativemarīnīsmarīnīsmarīnīs
vocativemarīnīmarīnaemarīna

mărīnus, a, um, adj. mare,
I. of or belonging to the sea, sea-, marine (class.): marini terrenique umores, Cic. N. D. 2, 16, 43: aestus, id. Div. 2, 14, 34: fremitus, Verg. G. 2, 160: naves, sea-ships, Dig. 50, 5, 3: mustela, Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299 (Heduphag. p. 166 Vahl.): Nympha, Cat. 64, 16: Venus, sea-born, Hor. C. 3, 26, 5: ros, rosemary, id. ib. 3, 23, 15: vituli, sea-calves, Juv. 3, 238: morsus, of sea-water, Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 191. —Neutr. absol.: terrenum differt a marino, i. e. that which is produced by the sea, Quint. 5, 10, 61.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*móri
  2. Proto-Italic*mari
  3. Latinmarīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus From mare (“sea”) + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmarí
  • Englishmarine
  • Frenchmarin
  • Italianmarino
  • Occitanmarin
  • Portuguesemarinho
  • Romanianmarin
  • Spanishmarino
  • Aragonesemarino
  • Aragonesemarín
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Marīnus2
Marīnus m sg (genitive Marīnī)
Classical[maˈriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[maˈriː.nus]

Meaning

  1. Classical LatinEarlyMedieval Latina male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMarinus—
genitiveMarinī—
dativeMarinō—
accusativeMarinum—
ablativeMarinō—
vocativeMarine—

Origins

Nominalization of marīnus (“of or pertaining to the sea, marine”), an adjective cognate with Latin mare (“sea”). Versions of this name may derive from Aramaic מרא (marā /⁠mrʾ⁠/, “lord, master, ruler”), borrowed into Latin via Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος (Marînos), which could have been borrowed from either Latin or Aramaic, despite appearing Latin. Many individuals named Marinus appear throughout the ancient Roman world, but those whose names may have a Semitic origin may occur in regions with large Semitic-speaking populations such as Cyrenaica in Libya and in the city of Dura-Europos in Syria. The name appears chiefly in the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine periods (2nd–8th century), as well as in inscriptions and papyri written during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, especially in Syria and Libya (4th century BCE – 4th century CE).

Descendants
  • EnglishMarin
  • EnglishMarino
  • ItalianMarino
  • SpanishMarino
  • Ancient GreekΜαρῖνος
  • GreekΜαρίνος
  • DanishMarinus
  • IcelandicMarinó

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMarinusMarinus (Μαρῖνος), of Flavia Neapolis, in Palestine, a philosopher and rhetorician, was the pupil and successor of Proclus, respecting whose life he w…

Quick answers

What does marīnus mean in Latin?
marīnus, a adjective, means “marine; of or pertaining to the sea”.
How do you pronounce marīnus?
In classical Latin, [maˈriː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈriː.nus].
Where does marīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *móri → Proto-Italic *mari → Latin marīnus.