marinier
Dutch
Etymology
First attested in the mid 17th century. Borrowed from French marinier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmaː.riˈniːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧nier
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
marinier m (plural mariniers, diminutive mariniertje n)
- marine
Usage notes
- The literal translation of "marinier" is marine. However, a Dutch "marinier" is on a par with a US Navy SEAL. A US Marine is somewhat equivalent to a Dutch Landmacht soldaat.
Derived terms
- ketenmarinier
Descendants
- → Indonesian: marinir
- → Papiamentu: marinir
French
Etymology
From Middle French marinier, from Old French mariner; equivalent to marin + -ier. Compare Catalan mariner, Italian marinaio, Spanish marinero, Portuguese marinheiro. Cf. also Vulgar Latin marinarius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁi.nje/
Audio (file)
Adjective
marinier (feminine marinière, masculine plural mariniers, feminine plural marinières)
- (relational) sea; marine
Derived terms
- moules marinières
Noun
marinier m (plural mariniers)
- fresh water sailor, bargeman
Related terms
- marin
See also
- batelier
- péniche
Further reading
- “marinier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French marinier.
Noun
marinier m (plural mariniers)
- mariner
Descendants
- French: marinier
Old French
Noun
marinier m (oblique plural mariniers, nominative singular mariniers, nominative plural marinier)
- Alternative form of mariner
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- les mariniers dedanz les nes.
- The mariners in the boats.
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