Meaning
maritime
- coastal
In a sentence
Abitiamo in una piccola città marittima del sud.
We live in a small coastal city in the south.
Hai già visto il museo marittimo del porto?
Have you already seen the maritime museum at the port?
Non amo il clima marittimo in inverno.
I don't like the maritime climate in winter.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| marittimo | masculine · singular |
| marittima | feminine · singular |
| marittimi | masculine · plural |
| marittime | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use marittimo mainly in formal, technical, or institutional contexts: law, transport, trade, geography. For everyday seaside talk, costiero or sul mare is often more natural.
- It commonly follows the noun in fixed expressions: trasporto marittimo, diritto marittimo, traffico marittimo. Don't overuse it before nouns in casual speech.
- Don't confuse it with marino: marino usually refers to the sea itself, marine life, or navy-blue color; marittimo relates to navigation, coasts, or sea transport.