marinier
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the mid 17th century. Borrowed from French marinier.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marinier m (plural mariniers, diminutive mariniertje n)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Descendants edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French marinier, from Old French mariner. By surface analysis, marin + -ier. Compare Catalan mariner, Italian marinaio, Spanish marinero, Portuguese marinheiro. Cf. also Vulgar Latin marinarius.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
marinier (feminine marinière, masculine plural mariniers, feminine plural marinières)
- (relational) sea; marine
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
marinier m (plural mariniers)
- fresh water sailor, bargeman
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “marinier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French marinier.
Noun edit
marinier m (plural mariniers)
Descendants edit
- French: marinier
Old French edit
Noun edit
marinier oblique singular, m (oblique plural mariniers, nominative singular mariniers, nominative plural marinier)
- Alternative form of mariner
- c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- les mariniers dedanz les nes.
- The mariners in the boats.