littoral

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.

Noun

1. A shore.
2. The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.

Concepts

littoral

sands

côtier

riverain

berge

bord

côte

rivage

rive

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈlɪtəɹəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Late Latin littoralis, from litoris (genitive of litus). The doubled 't' is a late medieval addition, and the more classical litoral is also sometimes found. Cognate to French littoral, Spanish litoral, Portuguese litoral, and more distantly to English lido (“outdoor pool”), via Italian lido (“beach, shore”).