aquarium
English

A public aquarium.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
Synonyms
- (tank for keeping fish): fish tank (informal)
Derived terms
Translations
tank for keeping fish
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public place where live fish are exhibited
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈkʋaː.ri.ʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aqua‧ri‧um
- Rhymes: -aːriʏm
Noun
aquarium n (plural aquaria or aquariums, diminutive aquariumpje n)
Derived terms
- zeeaquarium
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kwa.ʁjɔm/
audio (file) - Homophone: aquariums
Noun
aquarium m (plural aquariums)
Further reading
- “aquarium” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
References
- aquarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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