marina English · revision 16177

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1798|origins=la marīnus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /məˈɹinə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|it|marina|t=coast, shore, port area]],^(OED 2026)^(AHD 2024) with Barnhart and Etymonline also allowing [[es|marina]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) the noun use of the feminine of [[m|it|marino|t=of the sea]],^(AHD 2024)^(MWU 2024) from [[la|marīnus|t=of the sea]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 2026) from [[m|la|mare|t=sea]],^(Etymonline) from [[ine-pro|*mori-|t=body of water]].^(Etymonline) Post-classical Latin already had [[la-med|marīna|t=coastal region]].^(OED 2026)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The part of a coastal town next to the sea, a seaside promenade: 1798 in the OED and Merriam-Webster,^(OED 2026)^(MWU 2024) 1805 in Barnhart and Etymonline, in Washington Irving's letters.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The modern sense, a dock or basin with moorings for yachts and small boats, arose in American English in the 1930s:^(Etymonline)^(OED 2026) the OED's first example is from 1930, Barnhart and Etymonline give 1935.^(OED 2026)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) The older promenade sense is now rare.^(OED 2026)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1798 – a seaside promenade or port area.^(OED 2026)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1930 – a harbour for yachts and small craft.^(OED 2026)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A small [[harbour]] or [[dock]] with moorings and services for [[yacht|alt=yachts]] and other small boats.^(AHD 2024)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[marine]]

+ * [[mariner]]

+ * [[maritime]]

+ * [[mere]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}