nautical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈnoːtə.kəl/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈno̝ːɾɪ.kl̩] (Australia)
- /ˈnoːtɪ.kəl/ (Australia)
- /ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (US) audio
- [ˈnoː.tɪ.kl̩] (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈnɔ.ɾɪ.kl̩] without the cot–caught merger
- [ˈnɑ.ɾɪ.kl̩] (cot-caught-merger)
- nô′tĭ-kəl
- [ˈnɔ̝ːtɪ.kl̩] ~ [ˈno̞ːtɪ.kl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈnɑ.tɪ.kəl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈnɔ.tɪ.kəl/ without the cot–caught merger
- [ˈno̝ːɾə.kl̩] (New-Zealand)
Etymology
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 ▲ Classical Latin nauticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ 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”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable, usually) Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.
[I]t [The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket]'s one of the few of Poe's substantial works that remains unfilmed. Doubly weird considering that for any number of reasons, it should have made a great movie – his sole completed novel, as such suitable for adaptation both in length and potential spectacle as it prefaced every nautical travail since (Moby Dick included).
2009 January 23, Danny Leigh, “The view: Why cinema still owes Edgar Allan Poe”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2021:Near-synonyms: marine, maritime, naval, seafaring
The occurrence to which we allude—fraught as our shores are with recollection of nautical disaster—is one which must powerfully impress even the most unreflecting mind.
1831 July 30, Vyvyan [pseudonym], “The Topographer. Travelling Notes in South Wales.”, in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction: […], volume XVIII, number 501, London: […] J[ohn] Limbird, […], →OCLC, page 70, column 2:I was mostly unfamiliar with the nautical terms used in the sailing documentary.
The mainsail was "scandalised"—a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends; […]
1887, Mrs. Dominic D[aniel] Daly [i.e., Harriet Douglas Daly], chapter 1870, in Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, […], →OCLC, page 16:In front is a leather rack, in which to keep your speaking trumpet, pipe, telescope, and other nautical conveniences.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Mast-Head”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 173:Anywhere in the immediate vicinity there might be seen […] little timber midshipmen in obsolete naval uniforms, eternally employed outside the shopdoors of nautical instrument-makers in taking observations of the hackney coaches.
1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “In Which Some More First Appearances Are Made on the Stage of These Adventures”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 24:However, Dinky did beautifully while I was being demonstrated to, and when he had made a skillful landing and getaway I turned her prow (that sounds much more nautical than bow, and much bigger, too, don’t you think?) towards the upper reaches (more nauticalness, d’y see?) of the river and chugged grandly away from that landing.
1920 August, C[arl] H[arry] Claudy, “Dinky—A Prose Poem”, in J. Harry Lewis, editor, The Crescent, volume 11, number 6, Saint Paul, Minn.: Crescent Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 152:Mr. [Mark] Davidoff said Hoboken was always considered Circle Line's most desirable location. Now, his every nautical step is being watched closely and could be countered by at least two competitors who are also searching for a larger share of sightseers, who can reach the Hoboken terminal by riding one of eight New Jersey Transit commuter lines, PATH, the Hoboken ferry and local bus routes.
1994 October 16, Arthur Z. Kamin, “Circle Line Has a New Port of Departure: Hoboken”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| naut. | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| more nautical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nautical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nauticalness · nautical twilight · nautical mile · nauticality · nautically · nautical style · nauticalese · nautical star · nauticalism · nonnautical · aeronautical · unnautical · nautical chart
Relateds
Synonyms
maritime · seafaring · nautic · naval · marine
Translations (44)
eo naŭtika (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · uk морськи́й (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · el ναυτικός (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · nl nautisch (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ja 航海の (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · grc ναυτικός (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · nb nautisk (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · pl morski (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · nn nautisk (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · io navala (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ja 海事の (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · gl náutico (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · pt náutico (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ru навигацио́нный (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · io navana (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · cy morwrol (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · io marista (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · da nautisk (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · it nautico (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ru морско́й (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · fr nautique (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · pa ਜਹਾਜ਼ੀ (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · fi merenkulku- (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ar بَحْرِيّ (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · fi merenkulullinen (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · he יַמִּי (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ru морепла́вательный (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · pl żeglarski (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · fi meri- (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · vi hàng hải (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · io navigala (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · fi nauttinen (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · de nautisch (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · cmn 海上的 (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ru морехо́дный (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · es náutico (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · bg мо́рски (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · cmn 航海的 (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · uk морехо́дний (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · sv nautisk (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · bg мореплава́телен (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · ca nàutic (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · be марскі́ (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea) · io marala (of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea)