LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aquāticus

aquāticus (feminine aquātica, neuter aquāticum)
Classical[aˈkʷaː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkʷaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalwater; aquatic
  2. adjectiverainy
  3. adjectivewatery

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaquāticusaquāticaaquāticum
genitiveaquāticīaquāticaeaquāticī
dativeaquāticōaquāticaeaquāticō
accusativeaquāticumaquāticamaquāticum
ablativeaquāticōaquāticāaquāticō
vocativeaquāticeaquāticaaquāticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaquāticīaquāticaeaquātica
genitiveaquāticōrumaquāticārumaquāticōrum
dativeaquāticīsaquāticīsaquāticīs
accusativeaquāticōsaquāticāsaquātica
ablativeaquāticīsaquāticīsaquāticīs
vocativeaquāticīaquāticaeaquātica

ăquātĭcus, a, um,
I. adj [aqua].
I. Living, growing, or found in or by the water, aquatic: aves, Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 101: arbores, id. 16, 37, 67, § 173: frutices, id. 16, 36, 64, § 156.—
II. Full of water, watery, moist, humid: Auster, Ov M. 2, 853: in aquaticis natus calamus, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165: Agrestia in aquatica convertebantur, * Vulg. Sap. 19, 18.—
III. Resembling water: color, of the color of water, Sol. 30 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*akʷā
  3. Latinaquāticus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin aquāticus From aqua + -āticus.

Borrowed
  • Catalanaquàtic
  • Englishaquatic
  • Frenchaquatique
  • Italianacquatico
  • Portugueseaquático
  • Romanianacvatic
  • Spanishacuático
  • Galicianacuático
Gallo-Romance
  • Picardieuichefrom Old French ewage
  • Middle Englishewagefrom Old French ewage

In English words that came into English from aquāticus

  • aquaticaquāticus

Quick answers

What does aquāticus mean in Latin?
aquāticus, a adjective, means “water; aquatic; rainy”.
How do you pronounce aquāticus?
In classical Latin, [aˈkʷaː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkʷaː.ti.kus].
Where does aquāticus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ → Proto-Italic *akʷā → Latin aquāticus.