different between maritime vs admiralty

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.

English

Etymology

From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin adm?r?lit?s. See admiral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æd.m?.??l.ti/
• Hyphenation: ad?mi?ral?ty

Noun

admiralty (countable and uncountable, plural admiralties)

1. (military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
2. (military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
3. (law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
4. (law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
5. (military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

Derived terms

• Admiralty Islands

Translations

See also

• admiralty law

Anagrams

• dramality