littoral

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

shore

coastal

coast

onshore

sands

litoral

riverside

inshore

seashore

strand

riparian

littoral zone

bank

🏦

maritime

coast line

beach

🏖️

coastwise

oceanfront

seaboard

seacoast

sea coast

seaside

tidewater

sea board

coastland

circumlittoral

Translations

litoral

littoral

litorale

litoral

litoral

costa

παραλία

παράλιος

παράκτιος

Küste

ακτή

παραθαλάσσιος

küstennah

Küstenstreifen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪtəɹəl/

Etymology

Cognate with French: littoral

Cognate with Spanish: litoral

Cognate with Portuguese: litoral

In summary

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”).