nautical
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nautical
- /ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/ UK
- [ˈnɔ̝ːtɪ.kl̩] ~ [ˈno̞ːtɪ.kl̩] UK
- /ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/ British, Southern, Standard
- [ˈnoː.tɪ.kl̩] British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈnɔ.tɪ.kəl/
- [ˈnɔ.ɾɪ.kl̩]
- /ˈnɑ.tɪ.kəl/ cot caught merger
- [ˈnɑ.ɾɪ.kl̩] cot caught merger
- /ˈnoːtɪ.kəl/ Australia
- [ˈno̝ːɾɪ.kl̩] Australia
- /ˈnoːtə.kəl/ New Zealand
- [ˈno̝ːɾə.kl̩] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us
Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs)
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)
Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós)bor.
Classical Latin nauticusbor.
Middle French nautique
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Classical Latin nauticus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English nautical
From Middle French nautique (“of or relating to sailors or navigation”) or its etymon, Classical Latin nauticus (“of or relating to ships, seafaring”), + -al (adjectival suffix). Nauticus is from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjecival suffix). Compare later nautic. With use as noun compare Classical Latin nauticus (“sailor”).
adjective more nautical · most nautical · naut.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea. Near-synonyms: marine, maritime, naval, seafaring
noun nauticals
- A nautical person or writer; a sailor. Then comes the formal pompous introduction / Of Slowjohn’s cabin-staff, état major, / Which argued attitudial instruction / Beyond belief, in nauticals ashore.
