Aquarius

See also: aquarius

English

Signs of the Zodiac
Capricorn		Pisces
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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/
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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

Related 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 (Suwquyğıš), Дәлу (Dälüw)
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
Southern Altai: суу тартаачы (suu tartaačï), суу тартып турган кижи (suu tartïp turgan kiži)
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)
Vietnamese: Bảo Bình (vi), Thủy Bình
Welsh: y Cariwr Dŵr, y Dyfrwr

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 (Suwquyğıš)
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
Southern Altai: суу тартаачы (suu tartaačï), суу тартып турган кижи (suu tartïp turgan kiži)
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)
Vietnamese: Bảo Bình (vi), Thủy Bình
Welsh: y Cariwr Dŵr, y Dyfrwr

Noun

Aquarius (plural Aquariuses)

Someone with an Aquarius star sign

Antonyms

Leo

Translations

Someone with a Aquarius star sign

Arabic: بُرْج اَلدَّلْو m (burj ad-dalw), الدَّلْو m (ad-dalw)
Bulgarian: водоле́й m (vodoléj)
Catalan: aquari (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水瓶座 (zh) (Shuǐpíngzuò)
Danish: vandmand c
Dutch: Waterman (nl)
Estonian: Veevalaja
French: Verseau (fr) m
Galician: acuario (gl)
German: Wassermann (de) m
Greek: υδροχόος (el) m or f (ydrochóos)
Japanese: 水瓶座 (ja) (みずがめざ, mizugameza), みずがめ座生まれの人 (mizugameza umare no hito)
Low German:
German Low German: Watermann m
Macedonian: водолија f (vodolija)
Norwegian: vannmann (no) m
Portuguese: aquariano m, aguadeiro (pt) m
Russian: водоле́й (ru) m (vodoléj)
Spanish: acuario (es) m
Ukrainian: водолі́й m (vodolíj)

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

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Aquarius (constellatio)

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Etymology

From aquārius (“water carrier”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈkʷaː.ri.ʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈkʷaː.ri.us]
Hyphenation: A‧quā‧ri‧us

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.

	singular
nominative	Aquārius
genitive	Aquāriī Aquārī¹
dative	Aquāriō
accusative	Aquārium
ablative	Aquāriō
vocative	Aquārī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Portuguese

Proper noun

Aquarius m

alternative form of Aquário

Zodiac signs and symbols (layout · text)
Aries	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer
Leo	Virgo	Libra	Scorpio
Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces

Zodiac signs in Latin · zōdiacus (layout · text)
Ariēs	Taurus	Geminī	Cancer
Leō	Virgō	Lībra	Scorpiō
Sagittārius	Capricornus	Aquārius	Piscēs

Zodiac signs in Portuguese · zodíaco (layout · text)
Áries / Carneiro	Touro	Gémeos / Gêmeos	Câncer / Caranguejo
Leão	Virgem	Balança / Libra	Escorpião
Sagitário	Capricórnio	Aquário / Aquarius	Peixes