Water Man en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Latin Aquarius. Compare Dutch Waterman, German Wassermann, Swedish Vattumannen.
Meanings
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(obsolete) The constellation and zodiacal sign Aquarius.
In the Water-man there is no star above the third.
1903, Emmeline M. Plunket, Ancient Calendars and Constellations, London: John Murray, page 44:Also in the case of Aquarius we ignore the extact signification of the Babylonian name GU.LA, but we have old Babylonian representations of a water-pouring god analygous to the waterman of Dendera (figs. 8 and 9).
1953, B. L. van der Waerden, “History of the Zodiac”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, volume 16, page 226:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Water Man | canonical | lexicographic |