nautic

See also: nàutic

English

Etymology

A borrowing from Middle French nautique (“of or relating to sailors or navigation”) and a learned borrowing from its etymon, Classical Latin nauticus (“of or relating to ships, seafaring”), from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjectival suffix). Compare earlier nautical (likewise also used as a noun; compare Classical Latin nauticus (“sailor”)).

Adjective

nautic (not comparable)

1. (chiefly poetic and literary, now rare) Synonym of nautical.

Derived terms

• nautics

Noun

nautic (plural nautics)

1. (colloquial) A sailor, especially one in the Royal Navy.
   • 1909 June 3, J. O., “Motors and Motoring. Notes and Comments.”, in The Westminster Gazette, late extra edition, volume XXXIII, number 5,016, London: […] Edward Lloyd, […], →OCLC, page 4, column 2:

     “Nautics” love the spray of the waves more than they do the dust of the roads, and the inland mariner the wash of the river rather than the splash of mud, […]

   • 1943, B[ernard] J[ohn] Hurren, “The Mantle of Hathor”, in Eastern Med: A Personal Narrative, London: Frederick Muller […], →OCLC, page 76:

     A complete reversal of policy was now thrust upon an eager company of flying nautics.

   • [1951], Paul Brickhill, “The Naked Battleship”, in The Dam Busters, London: Companion Book Club, published 1952, →OCLC, page 274:

     [T]hat did not deter a certain dynamic personality at Bomber Command from grunting with deep satisfaction to one of his subordinates when he heard the Tirpitz was sunk, “That’s one in the eye for the Nautics!”

Anagrams

• Tunica, Utican, anicut

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nautic m (feminine singular nautica, masculine plural nautics, feminine plural nauticas)

1. nautical

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nauticus or Italian nautico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈu.tik/

Adjective

nautic m or n (feminine singular nautică, masculine plural nautici, feminine/neuter plural nautice)

1. nautical

Declension

Declension of nautic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	nautic		nautică	nautici	nautice
	definite	nauticul		nautica	nauticii	nauticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	nautic		nautice	nautici	nautice
	definite	nauticului		nauticei	nauticilor	nauticelor

Further reading

• “nautic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026