mariner
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English
Etymology
From Middle English mariner, maryner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin and Medieval Latin marinellus and marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Eclipsed Middle English marinel, marynell (“mariner, sailor”) from Old French marinel from the same sources. Equivalent to marine + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
mariner (plural mariners)
- Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
- 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
- From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
Derived terms
Catalan
Etymology
From marí. Compare Spanish marinero, Portuguese marinheiro, French marinier, Italian marinaio. Cf. also Vulgar Latin marinarius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mariner (feminine marinera, masculine plural mariners, feminine plural marineres)
Noun
mariner m (plural mariners, feminine marinera)
Related terms
Further reading
- “mariner” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mariner”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “mariner” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mariner” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Originally "to pickle in brine or seawater", from marin (“of the sea”).
Pronunciation
Verb
mariner
- to marinate
Conjugation
Conjugation of mariner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | mariner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | marinant /ma.ʁi.nɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | mariné /ma.ʁi.ne/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | marine /ma.ʁin/ |
marines /ma.ʁin/ |
marine /ma.ʁin/ |
marinons /ma.ʁi.nɔ̃/ |
marinez /ma.ʁi.ne/ |
marinent /ma.ʁin/ |
| imperfect | marinais /ma.ʁi.nɛ/ |
marinais /ma.ʁi.nɛ/ |
marinait /ma.ʁi.nɛ/ |
marinions /ma.ʁi.njɔ̃/ |
mariniez /ma.ʁi.nje/ |
marinaient /ma.ʁi.nɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | marinai /ma.ʁi.ne/ |
marinas /ma.ʁi.na/ |
marina /ma.ʁi.na/ |
marinâmes /ma.ʁi.nam/ |
marinâtes /ma.ʁi.nat/ |
marinèrent /ma.ʁi.nɛʁ/ | |
| future | marinerai /ma.ʁin.ʁe/ |
marineras /ma.ʁin.ʁa/ |
marinera /ma.ʁin.ʁa/ |
marinerons /ma.ʁin.ʁɔ̃/ |
marinerez /ma.ʁin.ʁe/ |
marineront /ma.ʁin.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | marinerais /ma.ʁin.ʁɛ/ |
marinerais /ma.ʁin.ʁɛ/ |
marinerait /ma.ʁin.ʁɛ/ |
marinerions /ma.ʁi.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
marineriez /ma.ʁi.nə.ʁje/ |
marineraient /ma.ʁin.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | marine /ma.ʁin/ |
marines /ma.ʁin/ |
marine /ma.ʁin/ |
marinions /ma.ʁi.njɔ̃/ |
mariniez /ma.ʁi.nje/ |
marinent /ma.ʁin/ |
| imperfect2 | marinasse /ma.ʁi.nas/ |
marinasses /ma.ʁi.nas/ |
marinât /ma.ʁi.na/ |
marinassions /ma.ʁi.na.sjɔ̃/ |
marinassiez /ma.ʁi.na.sje/ |
marinassent /ma.ʁi.nas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | marine /ma.ʁin/ |
— | marinons /ma.ʁi.nɔ̃/ |
marinez /ma.ʁi.ne/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Further reading
- “mariner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mariner; equivalent to marin + -er. Compare marinel and Medieval Latin marīnārius.
Pronunciation
Noun
mariner (plural mariners)
- sailor (individual working on or navigating a ship)
- captain (commander of a ship)
- Synonym: schipman
- (rare) pirate (seaborne robber)
- Synonym: schipman
Descendants
- English: mariner
References
- “marinē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
mariner m
Verb
mariner
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
mariner oblique singular, m (oblique plural mariners, nominative singular mariners, nominative plural mariner)
Descendants
- Middle French: marinier
- French: marinier
- → Middle English: mariner, marener, mareyner, maroner, marynar, maryneer, maryner, marynere, marynier
- English: mariner
References
- mariner on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Romanian
Noun
mariner m (plural marineri)
Declension
Declension of mariner
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) mariner | marinerul | (niște) marineri | marinerii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) mariner | marinerului | (unor) marineri | marinerilor |
| vocative | marinerule | marinerilor | ||
References
- mariner in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Swedish
Noun
mariner