aquarium

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: ə-kwârʹē-əm, IPA(key): /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/, /-ɛɹiəm/ === Noun === 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 ==== The plural aquaria is generally considered more formal than aquariums. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === aquarium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aquārium. Influenced by English aquarium. Doublet of aker. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːˈkʋaː.ri.ʏm/ Hyphenation: aqua‧ri‧um Rhymes: -aːriʏm === Noun === aquarium n (plural aquaria or aquariums, diminutive aquariumpje n) aquarium (obsolete) water basin, water tank ==== Derived terms ==== zeeaquarium ==== Related terms ==== aker == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aquārium. Doublet of évier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.kwa.ʁjɔm/ Homophone: aquariums === Noun === aquarium m (plural aquariums) aquarium (slang) a clambake (an instance of smoking in an enclosed space) === Further reading === “aquarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkʷaː.ri.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈkʷaː.ri.um] === Adjective === aquārium nominative neuter singular of aquārius === References === "aquarium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)