marisma

Galician

Marismas, ría de Ladrido, Ortigueira

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300, from Old Spanish marisma, from Mozarabic, from Latin ora maritima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈɾismɐ]

Noun

marisma f (plural marismas)

1. (archaic) seaside

   Synonym: mariña

2. saltwater marsh, tideland marsh; estuary

   Synonym: esteiro

Related terms

• mar
• marítimo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “marisma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “marisma”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “marisma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “marisma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “marisma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marisma.

Noun

marisma f (plural marismas)

1. marsh (area of low, wet land)

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin maritima, feminine of maritimus. Considering the Spanish word's /s/ and /i/, likely borrowed via Mozarabic. Compare Portuguese marisma, Catalan maresma, Italian maremma.

Noun

marisma f (plural marismas)

1. saltwater marsh, tideland marsh

Derived terms

• cocodrilo de las marismas
• marismeño

 

Related terms

• mar

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “mar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 838

Further reading

• “marisma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014