different between aquatic vs maritime

English

Alternative forms

• aquatick (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??kw?.t?k/, /??kwæ.t?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??kw?.t?k/, /??kwæ.t?k/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /??kw?.t?k/

• Rhymes: -?t?k

Usage notes

The pronunciations with a back vowel are more recent and reflect a long-established tendency to round a historic short-a after IPA^(key): /w/.

Adjective

aquatic (comparative more aquatic, superlative most aquatic)

1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

Synonyms

• waterly

Related terms

• aquativeness (obscure, obsolete)

Translations

Noun

aquatic (plural aquatics)

1. Any aquatic plant.

References

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French maritime, from Latin maritimus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæ.???ta?m/

Adjective

maritime (comparative more maritime, superlative most maritime)

1. Relating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).

   I enjoy maritime activities such as yachting and deep sea diving.
2. Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.

3. (zoology) Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)
4. Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.

Derived terms

• Maritime Alps
• maritime earwig
• Maritime Provinces
• Maritimes

Related terms

• marina
• marinara
• marinate
• marine
• mariner

Translations

See also

• fluvial

French

Etymology

From Middle French maritime, borrowed from Latin maritimus (“of the sea”), from mare (“sea”). Doublet of Maremme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.?i.tim/

Adjective

maritime (plural maritimes)

1. maritime

Related terms

• marin
• mer

Further reading

• “maritime” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• mimerait

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

maritime

1. inflection of maritim:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

maritime

1. vocative masculine singular of maritimus

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maritimus.

Adjective

maritime m or f (plural maritimes)

1. maritime (bordering the sea)

Descendants

• English: maritime
• French: maritime

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

maritime

1. inflection of maritim:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

maritime

1. inflection of maritim:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Swedish

Adjective

maritime

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of maritim.