aquarium

Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua +‎ -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius.

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aquarium (plural aquaria or aquariums)

1. A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
2. A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

The plural aquaria is generally considered more formal than aquariums,

• (tank for keeping fish): fish tank (informal)

• aquariumlike
• nonaquarium
• seaquarium

Borrowed from Latin aquārium. Influenced by English aquarium.

• IPA^(key): /aːˈkʋaː.ri.ʏm/

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• Hyphenation: aqua‧ri‧um
• Rhymes: -aːriʏm

aquarium n (plural aquaria or aquariums, diminutive aquariumpje n)

1. aquarium
2. (obsolete) water basin, water tank

• zeeaquarium

• aker

Borrowed from Latin aquārium. Doublet of évier.

• IPA^(key): /a.kwa.ʁjɔm/

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• Homophone: aquariums

aquarium m (plural aquariums)

1. aquarium
2. (slang) a clambake (an instance of smoking in an enclosed space)

• “aquarium” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

aquārium

1. nominative neuter singular of aquārius

• aquarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)