aqua
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See also aqua-
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂, whence also Old English ēa, ǽ (“river”). More at ea.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
aqua (countable and uncountable; plural aquas or aquae)
- (inorganic chemistry) The compound water.
- A shade of colour, usually a mix of green and blue similar to the colour turquoise.
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aqua colour:
- 2009 June 27, Patricia Cohen, “Employing Art Along With Ambassadors”, New York Times:
- Ms. Rockburne, with help from a team of artists, is working on a gargantuan mural of deep blues, shimmering aquas and luminous gold leaf that is headed for the American Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Adjective [edit]
aqua (comparative more aqua, superlative most aqua)
- Of a greenish-blue colour.
Synonyms [edit]
- (colour): aquamarine
- (water): see Wikisaurus:water
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms
See also [edit]
- (blues) blue; Alice blue, aqua, aquamarine, azure, baby blue, beryl, bice, bice blue, blue green, blue violet, blueberry, cadet blue, Cambridge blue, cerulean, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cornflower, cornflower blue, cyan, duck-egg blue, eggshell blue, electric-blue, gentian blue, ice blue, lapis lazuli, lovat, mazarine, midnight blue, navy, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, petrol blue, powder blue, Prussian blue, robin's-egg blue, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, slate blue, sky blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue, zaffre (Category: en:Blues)
Ido [edit]
Adjective [edit]
aqua
Interlingua [edit]
Noun [edit]
aqua (plural aquas)
Interlingue [edit]
Noun [edit]
aqua
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. Cognate with Old English ēa (“flowing water, stream, river”). More at ea.
Noun [edit]
aqua (genitive aquae); f, first declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aqua | aquae |
| genitive | aquae | aquārum |
| dative | aquae | aquīs |
| accusative | aquam | aquās |
| ablative | aquā | aquīs |
| vocative | aqua | aquae |
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
terms descended from "aqua"
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