aquarium
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) enPR: ə-kwârʹē-əm, IPA(key): /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/, /-ɛɹiəm/
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Noun edit
aquarium (plural aquaria or aquariums)
- A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
- Synonym: (informal) fish tank
- A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
Usage notes edit
The plural aquaria is generally considered more formal than aquariums.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
tank for keeping fish
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public place where live fish are exhibited
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Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aquārium. Influenced by English aquarium. Doublet of aker.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aquarium n (plural aquaria or aquariums, diminutive aquariumpje n)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aquārium. Doublet of évier.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aquarium m (plural aquariums)
Further reading edit
- “aquarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʷaː.ri.um/, [äˈkʷäːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkwa.ri.um/, [äˈkwäːrium]
Adjective edit
aquārium
References edit
- aquarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)