aquarium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /-ɛɹiəm/ (General-American)
- ə-kwârʹē-əm (General-American)
- /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin aquāriumbor. English aquarium Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.
Meanings
- A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
- A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aquaria | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aquariums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
iMacQuarium · iMacquarium · submarium · aquariumlike · nonaquarium · Macquarium · seaquarium · boy aquarium
Synonyms
Translations (141)
cs akvárium (tank for keeping fish) · cmn 魚缸 /鱼缸 (tank for keeping fish) · ko 아쿠아리움 (tank for keeping fish) · tl isdaan (tank for keeping fish) · ca aquàrium (tank for keeping fish) · ko 수족관 (public place where live fish are exhibited) · he אַקְוַרְיוּם (public place where live fish are exhibited) · fi akvaario (tank for keeping fish) · vi bể cá (tank for keeping fish) · lo ສວນສັດນ້ຳ (tank for keeping fish) · nb akvarium (tank for keeping fish) · he אקווריום (public place where live fish are exhibited) · az akvarium (tank for keeping fish) · ga uisceadán (tank for keeping fish) · is fiskabúr (tank for keeping fish) · he אַקְוַרְיוּם (tank for keeping fish) · he אקווריום (tank for keeping fish) · crh akvarium (tank for keeping fish) · es acuárium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · de Aquarium (tank for keeping fish) · es acuario (tank for keeping fish) · ja アクアリウム (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ja 養魚鉢 (tank for keeping fish) · cmn 水族館 /水族馆 (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ast acuariu (tank for keeping fish) · uk аква́ріум (tank for keeping fish) · an aquario (public place where live fish are exhibited) · vo fitemavatiäröp (public place where live fish are exhibited) · pt aquário (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ast acuariu (public place where live fish are exhibited) · sv akvarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · mi kauranga ika (tank for keeping fish) · id akuarium (tank for keeping fish) · vi thủy cung (public place where live fish are exhibited) · sk akvárium (tank for keeping fish) · ka აკვარიუმი (tank for keeping fish) · lt akvariumas (tank for keeping fish) · lo ອ່າງປາ (tank for keeping fish) · nl aquarium (tank for keeping fish) · ar حَوْض اَلسَّمَك (public place where live fish are exhibited) · eo akvario (tank for keeping fish) · lij acquâio (tank for keeping fish) · vi công viên thuỷ sinh (public place where live fish are exhibited) · tr akvaryum (public place where live fish are exhibited) · km អាងចិញ្ចឹមត្រី (tank for keeping fish) · es pecera (tank for keeping fish) · ur مچھلی گھر (tank for keeping fish) · hu akvárium (tank for keeping fish) · fr aquarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · sh akvarij (public place where live fish are exhibited) · fi akvaario (public place where live fish are exhibited) · yi אַקוואַריום (tank for keeping fish) · et akvaarium (tank for keeping fish) · ro acvariu (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ga uisceadán (public place where live fish are exhibited) · es acuario (public place where live fish are exhibited) · dtp akuarium (tank for keeping fish) · th สถานแสดงพันธุ์สัตว์น้ำ (public place where live fish are exhibited) · sh акваријум (tank for keeping fish) · ca aquari (public place where live fish are exhibited) · kk аквариум (tank for keeping fish) · hi जलजीवशाला (tank for keeping fish) · sh akvarij (tank for keeping fish) · it acquario (public place where live fish are exhibited) · lo ພິພິດທະພັນສັດນ້ຳ (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ar مَعْرِضُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْمَائِيَّةِ (public place where live fish are exhibited) · sl akvarij (tank for keeping fish) · da akvarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · da akvarium (tank for keeping fish) · nn akvarium (tank for keeping fish) · pl akwarium (tank for keeping fish) · my ဖန်ရေကန် (tank for keeping fish) · fa آبزیدان (tank for keeping fish) · ru аква́риум (tank for keeping fish) · egl acuäri (tank for keeping fish) · ar حَوْض اَلسَّمَك (tank for keeping fish) · ro acvariu (tank for keeping fish) · mi kauranga ika (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ja 金魚鉢 (tank for keeping fish) · an aquario (tank for keeping fish) · cs akvárium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · el ενυδρείο (tank for keeping fish) · lv akvārijs (tank for keeping fish) · sh akvarijum (tank for keeping fish) · pt aquário (tank for keeping fish) · ar أَكْوَارِيُوم (tank for keeping fish) · ja アクアリウム (tank for keeping fish) · kmr akwaryûm (tank for keeping fish) · ru аква́риум (public place where live fish are exhibited) · sh аквариј (tank for keeping fish) · my ငါးမွေးကန် (tank for keeping fish) · an aquarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · tr akvaryum (tank for keeping fish) · fa آکواریوم (tank for keeping fish) · tg обзидон (tank for keeping fish) · ca aquàrium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ms akuarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · fr aquarium (tank for keeping fish) · ar مَعْرِضُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْبَحْرِيَّةِ (public place where live fish are exhibited) · kmr masîdank (tank for keeping fish) · ja 水槽 (tank for keeping fish) · bn অ্যাকোয়ারিয়াম (tank for keeping fish) · bg аква́риум (tank for keeping fish) · tl pabiyay (public place where live fish are exhibited) · gl acuario (tank for keeping fish) · it acquario (tank for keeping fish) · pl akwarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · ms akuarium (tank for keeping fish) · th พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำ (public place where live fish are exhibited) · de Aquarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · vo fitavatiär (tank for keeping fish) · sh акваријум (public place where live fish are exhibited) · mn аквариум (tank for keeping fish) · sv akvarium (tank for keeping fish) · tr fanus (tank for keeping fish) · ca aquari (tank for keeping fish) · sh akvarijum (public place where live fish are exhibited) · nb akvarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · egl acuèri (tank for keeping fish) · tl isdaan (public place where live fish are exhibited) · th ตู้ปลา (tank for keeping fish) · ko 수조 (tank for keeping fish) · ko 아쿠아리움 (public place where live fish are exhibited) · th อควอเรี่ยม (tank for keeping fish) · hy ակվարիում (tank for keeping fish) · uz akvarium (tank for keeping fish) · ky аквариум (tank for keeping fish) · tl pabiyay (tank for keeping fish) · sh аквариј (public place where live fish are exhibited) · sq akuarium (tank for keeping fish) · fur acuari (tank for keeping fish) · gl acuario (public place where live fish are exhibited) · mk аквариум (tank for keeping fish) · lmo acquari (tank for keeping fish) · tg аквариум (tank for keeping fish) · el ενυδρείο (public place where live fish are exhibited) · io aquario (tank for keeping fish) · ja 水族館 (public place where live fish are exhibited) · be аква́рыум (tank for keeping fish) · nn akvarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) · tk akwarium (tank for keeping fish)