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“fish-pond” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

fish-pond
piscina (general term): piscium custodia (a reservoir in which to keep fish ready for dressing, when wanted): piscium vivarium (a reservoir in which fishes were kept, either for pleasure or to breed): piscina dulcis (of fresh water): piscina salsa, or amara, or maritima (if near the sea): cetarium: cetaria (if the pond was in junction or connection with the sea, whence the fishes entered into it, and were thus caught): piscina loculata (a fish-pond with compartments in it for the different sorts of fish). To make a fish-pond, piscinam aedificare: to take a fish out of the fish-pond, piscem de piscina exceptare.

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What is the Latin word for fish-pond?
The usual Latin words for “fish-pond” are piscīna, amārus, maritimus; also cētārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.