Learn Romanian › marină
marină
navy /maˈrinə/
noun#1766 most common
Also: merchant fleet, seascape (painting), maritime affairs
Example sentences
Tata lucrează în marină.
Dad works in the navy.
Marina are cinci nave noi.
The navy has five new ships.
Pictorul a expus o marină frumoasă la galerie.
The painter exhibited a beautiful seascape at the gallery.
Bunicul a servit zece ani în marina militară.
Grandfather served ten years in the military navy.
Dezvoltarea marinei comerciale a fost esențială pentru economia portului.
The development of the commercial fleet was essential for the port's economy.
Istoricii au analizat modul în care marina română s-a modernizat treptat de-a lungul secolului al XX-lea, adaptându-se la noile provocări strategice.
Historians examined how the Romanian navy gradually modernized over the 20th century, adapting to new strategic challenges.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marină | marine |
| Genitive | marine | marine |
| Accusative | marină | marine |
| Vocative | marină | marine |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "marină" from French "marine" in the 19th century, part of a wave of French loanwords that reshaped Romanian's modern vocabulary. French "marine" itself descends from Latin "marinus" (of the sea), built on "mare" (sea). The word carries two senses inherited together: the collective fleet or naval forces of a country, and, in painting, a picture of the sea.
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