English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aquārius (“water carrier”) (from aqua (“water”) + -arius), calque of Ancient Greek Ὑδροχόος (Hudrokhóos),[1] referring to the Mesopotamian god Ea who was commonly depicted with water pouring from his shoulders or from vases; compare the constellation name in Akkadian 𒀯𒄖𒆷 (ṣinundu), Sumerian 𒀯𒄖𒆷 (mulGU.LA, “The Great One, Ea”).[2] See also aquarium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈkwɛəɹi.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.əs
Proper noun
Aquarius (symbol ♒︎)
- (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a man (now also as a woman) carrying water.
- Synonyms: Water Bearer, Water Carrier, Water Man, Water Pourer
- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus or Saturn, covering January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology).
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
- Arabic: بُرْج اَلدَّلْو m (burj ad-dalw), الدَّلْو m (ad-dalw)
- Armenian: Ջրհոս (J̌rhos)
- Azerbaijani: Dolça
- Breton: Skuilh-dour m
- Bulgarian: Водоле́й m (Vodoléj)
- Catalan: Aquari (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 水瓶座 (zh) (Shuǐpíngzuò), 寶瓶座 / 宝瓶座 (zh) (Bǎopíngzuò)
- Cornish: an Deger Dowr
- Czech: Vodnář (cs) m
- Danish: Vandmanden c
- Dutch: Waterman (nl) m
- Esperanto: Akvisto
- Estonian: Veevalaja, Kerikand, Kolmkand
- Faroese: Vatnberin m
- Finnish: Vesimies (fi)
- French: Verseau (fr) m
- Galician: Acuario (gl)
- German: Wassermann (de) m
- Greek: Υδροχόος (el) m (Ydrochóos)
- Ancient Greek: Ὑδροχόος m (Hudrokhóos)
- Hebrew: דְּלִי (he) m (dli)
- Hindi: कुंभ (hi) (kumbh), कुम्भ (hi) m (kumbh)
- Hungarian: Vízöntő (hu) (csillagkép)
- Icelandic: Vatnsberinn (is) n
- Ido: Varsero (io)
- Indonesian: Akuarius (id)
- Irish: Iompróir an Uisce f
- Italian: Acquario (it) m, Aquario (it) m
- Japanese: 水瓶座 (ja) (Mizugameza), みずがめ座 (ja) (Mizugameza)
- Kazakh: Суқұйғыш (Suqūiğyş), Дәлу (Dälu)
- Korean: 물병(甁)자리 (Mulbyeongjari), 수병(水甁)자리 (Subyeongjari), 수병좌(水甁座) (Subyeongjwa)
- Lao: ກຸມ (kum)
- Low German:
- German Low German: Watermann m
- Macedonian: Водолија m (Vodolija)
- Malay: Timba, Delu, Akuarius
- Manx: Yn Ymmyrkagh Ushtey
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Vannmannen (no) m
- Nynorsk: Vassmannen m
- Polish: Wodnik (pl) m
- Portuguese: Aquário (pt) m
- Romanian: Vărsător m
- Russian: Водоле́й (ru) m (Vodoléj)
- Sanskrit: कुम्भ (sa) m (kumbha)
- Scottish Gaelic: Fear Giùlan Uisge m
- Slovak: Vodnár m anim
- Slovene: Vodnár (sl) m inan or m anim
- Spanish: Acuario (es) m
- Tagalog: Manunubig
- Telugu: కుంభరాశి (te) (kumbharāśi), కుంభము (te) (kumbhamu), కుంభం (te) (kumbhaṁ)
- Thai: กลุ่มดาวคนแบกหม้อน้ำ
- Turkish: Kova (tr)
- Ottoman Turkish: دلو (delv)
- Ukrainian: Водолі́й m (Vodolíj)
- Urdu: کمبھ m (kumbh)
- Welsh: y Cariwr Dŵr, y Dyfrwr
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astrological sign
- Albanian: Ujori m
- Arabic: بُرْج اَلدَّلْو m (burj ad-dalw), الدَّلْو m (ad-dalw)
- Armenian: Ջրհոս (J̌rhos)
- Asturian: Acuariu, Aguador
- Azerbaijani: Dolça
- Breton: Skuilh-dour m
- Bulgarian: Водоле́й m (Vodoléj)
- Burmese: ကုံ (my) (kum)
- Catalan: Aquari (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 水瓶座 (zh) (Shuǐpíngzuò), 寶瓶座 / 宝瓶座 (zh) (Bǎopíngzuò)
- Cornish: an Deger Dowr
- Czech: Vodnář (cs) m
- Danish: Vandmanden
- Dutch: Waterman (nl) m
- Esperanto: Akvisto, Amforo
- Estonian: Veevalaja
- Faroese: Vatnberin m
- Finnish: Vesimies (fi)
- French: Verseau (fr) m
- Galician: Acuario (gl)
- Georgian: მერწყული (merc̣q̇uli)
- German: Wassermann (de) m
- Greek: Υδροχόος (el) m (Ydrochóos)
- Ancient Greek: Ὑδροχόος m (Hudrokhóos)
- Hebrew: דְּלִי (he) m (dli)
- Hindi: कुम्भ (hi) m (kumbh), कुंभ (hi) m (kumbh)
- Hungarian: Vízöntő (hu)
- Icelandic: Vatnsberinn (is) n
- Ido: Varsero (io)
- Indonesian: Akuarius (id)
- Irish: Iompróir an Uisce m
- Italian: Acquario (it) m, Aquario (it) m
- Japanese: 水瓶座 (ja) (Mizugameza), 宝瓶宮 (ja) (Hōheikyū)
- Kazakh: Суқұйғыш (Suqūiğyş)
- Khmer: កុម្ភៈ (km) (komphĕəʼ)
- Korean: 보병궁(寶甁宮) (ko) (Bobyeonggung)
- Lao: ກຸມ (kum)
- Latvian: Ūdensvīrs m
- Lithuanian: Vandenis m
- Low German:
- German Low German: Watermann
- Luxembourgish: Waassermann m
- Macedonian: водолија f (vodolija), водолеец m (vodoleec)
- Malay: Timba, Delu, Akuarius
- Maltese: Akwarju m, Ġarrar l-Ilma m
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Vannmannen (no) m
- Nynorsk: Vassmannen m
- Odia: କୁମ୍ଭ (or) (kumbha)
- Persian: آبریز (fa) (âbriz)
- Polish: Wodnik (pl) m
- Portuguese: Aquário (pt) m
- Romanian: Vărsător m
- Russian: Водоле́й (ru) m (Vodoléj)
- Sanskrit: कुम्भ (sa) m (kumbha)
- Scottish Gaelic: Fear Giùlan Uisge m
- Slovak: Vodnar m anim
- Slovene: Vodnár (sl) m inan or m anim
- Spanish: acuario (es)
- Swahili: Dalu, Ndoo
- Swedish: Vattumannen (sv)
- Tagalog: Manunubig
- Telugu: కుంభరాశి (te) (kumbharāśi), కుంభము (te) (kumbhamu), కుంభం (te) (kumbhaṁ)
- Thai: กุมภ์ (th) (gum)
- Turkish: Kova (tr)
- Ottoman Turkish: دلو (delv)
- Ukrainian: Водолі́й m (Vodolíj)
- Welsh: y Cariwr Dŵr, y Dyfrwr
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Noun
Aquarius (plural Aquariuses)
- Someone with an Aquarius star sign
Antonyms
Translations
Someone with a Aquarius star sign
See also
References
- ^ Richard Hinckley Allen. 1899. Star-Names and their Meaning. New York: G.E. Stechert. p. 46.
- ^ John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 19.
Latin
Etymology
From aquārius (“water carrier”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aquārius m sg (genitive Aquāriī or Aquārī); second declension
- Aquarius, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
See also
Portuguese
Proper noun
Aquarius m
- alternative form of Aquário
See also