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aquatic

/əˈkwɑ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
aquat-ic
IPA
/əˈkwɑ.tɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

noun

Any aquatic plant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua 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 aquāticusder. Middle French aquatiquebor. English aquatic Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: aquatique, aquaticus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈkwɑ.tɪk/
  • British English: /əˈkwæ.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more aquatic (comparative) most aquatic (superlative) aquatick (alternative, obsolete) aquatics (plural)

Derived Forms

antiaquatic aquacise aquatically nonaquatic periaquatic semiaquatic subaquatic

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

aquativeness terrestrial

Synonyms

waterly

Rhymes With

exotic patriotic erotic chaotic robotic antibiotic psychotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic quadratic

Questions

How do you pronounce aquatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkwɑ.tɪk/.
What does aquatic mean?
Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
Where does aquatic come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce aquatic

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