English → Latin
“watering-place” in Latin
aquāriusof or pertaining to watercatusclever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking; cunning, crafty, sly; shrill, sharp, clear-soundingaquawatermaresea
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
watering-place
Place where cattle are watered, aquarium (Cato, R.R.).
Place of fashionable resort, for health or recreation (inland), aquae (plur.); locus salubrium aquarum usu frequens; locus ubi est fons medicae salubritatis (after Plin., 5, 15, 16); (maritime) locus maritimus; ora maritima (sea-coast): mare (sea). To visit a watering-place, ad aquas venire (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for watering-place?
- The usual Latin words for “watering-place” are aquārius, catus, aqua; also mare. 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.