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Latin
Etymology
Derived from mare (“sea”). Compare fīnitimus, lēgitimus.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
maritimus (feminine maritima, neuter maritimum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to the sea; marine, maritime.
- (figuratively) changeable, inconstant
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “maritimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “maritimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maritimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the alternation of tides: aestus maritimi mutuo accedentes et recedentes (N. D. 2. 53. 132)
- geographical knowledge: regionum terrestrium aut maritimarum scientia
- a seaport town: oppidum maritimum
- to have a powerful navy: rebus maritimis multum valere