Standard Lemma guide

aquamarine

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
  • US: /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
  • US: /ˌɑ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːn
  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 K W AH0 M ER0 IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a bluish-green colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The bluish-green colour of the sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A transparent bluish-green, sometimes yellow-green, variety of beryl.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a shade of blue tinged with green

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greenish blue, aqua, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blue, blueness

5

noun

Meaning 5

a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beryl, transparent gem

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ékweh2 Proto-Italic *akwā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Latin aqua marīnader. English aquamarine From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”).

Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: aquamarijn — Of a bluish-green color
  • Esperanto: akvamarina — Of a bluish-green color
  • Esperanto: akvoblua — Of a bluish-green color
  • German: aquamarin — Of a bluish-green color
  • German: aquamarinblau — Of a bluish-green color
  • Hungarian: akvamarin — Of a bluish-green color
  • Polish: akwamarynowy — Of a bluish-green color
  • Russian: аквамари́новый (akvamarínovyj) — Of a bluish-green color
  • Russian: аквамари́нный (akvamarínnyj) — Of a bluish-green color
  • Swedish: akvamarin — Of a bluish-green color
  • Ukrainian: аквамари́новий (akvamarýnovyj) — Of a bluish-green color
  • Ukrainian: аквамари́нний (akvamarýnnyj) — Of a bluish-green color
  • Arabic: زبرجد (zabarjid) — aquamarine colour
  • Azerbaijani: akuamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓝晶 (lánjīng) — aquamarine colour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碧绿色 (bì lǜsè) — aquamarine colour
  • Czech: akvamarín — aquamarine colour
  • Dutch: aquamarijn — aquamarine colour
  • Esperanto: akvamarina koloro — aquamarine colour
  • Esperanto: akvamarino — aquamarine colour
  • Esperanto: akvobluo — aquamarine colour
  • Finnish: akvamariini — aquamarine colour
  • French: aigue-marine — aquamarine colour
  • Georgian: მოცისფრო-მწვანე (mocispro-mc̣vane) — aquamarine colour
  • Georgian: ზღვისფერი (zɣvisperi) — aquamarine colour
  • Hungarian: akvamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Indonesian: akuamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Irish: muirghorm — aquamarine colour
  • Italian: acquamarina — aquamarine colour
  • Japanese: アクアマリン (akuamarin) — aquamarine colour
  • Korean: 남록색 (namnoksaek) — aquamarine colour
  • Latvian: akvamarīns — aquamarine colour
  • Lithuanian: akvamarinas — aquamarine colour
  • Maltese: akwamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Classical Nahuatl: quilpālli — aquamarine colour
  • Polish: akwamaryn — aquamarine colour
  • Polish: akwamaryna — aquamarine colour
  • Portuguese: água-marinha — aquamarine colour
  • Romanian: acvamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Russian: аквамари́н (akvamarín) — aquamarine colour
  • Russian: аквамари́новый (akvamarínovyj) — aquamarine colour
  • Serbo-Croatian: аквамарин — aquamarine colour
  • Serbo-Croatian: akvamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Spanish: aguamarina — aquamarine colour
  • Tagalog: akwamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Turkish: akvamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Urdu: سمندری پانی — aquamarine colour
  • Uzbek: akuamarin — aquamarine colour
  • Vietnamese: ngọc xanh biển — aquamarine colour
  • Welsh: gwyrddlas — aquamarine colour
  • Bulgarian: аквамарин (akvamarin) — type of beryl
  • Catalan: aiguamarina — type of beryl
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海藍寶石 /海蓝宝石 (hǎilán bǎoshí) — type of beryl
  • Cornish: morlasem — type of beryl
  • Czech: akvamarín — type of beryl
  • Danish: akvamarin — type of beryl
  • Dutch: aquamarijn — type of beryl
  • Esperanto: akvamarino — type of beryl
  • Finnish: akvamariini — type of beryl
  • French: aigue-marine — type of beryl
  • German: Aquamarin — type of beryl
  • Hebrew: תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshísh) — type of beryl
  • Hungarian: akvamarin — type of beryl
  • Irish: cloch mhuirghorm — type of beryl
  • Italian: acquamarina — type of beryl
  • Japanese: 藍玉 (rangyoku) — type of beryl
  • Kazakh: зәберзат (zäberzat) — type of beryl
  • Norwegian Bokmål: akvamarin — type of beryl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: akvamarin — type of beryl
  • Polish: akwamaryn — type of beryl
  • Polish: akwamaryna — type of beryl
  • Portuguese: água-marinha — type of beryl
  • Romanian: acvamarin — type of beryl
  • Russian: аквамари́н (akvamarín) — type of beryl
  • Serbo-Croatian: аквамарин — type of beryl
  • Serbo-Croatian: akvamarin — type of beryl
  • Spanish: aguamarina — type of beryl
  • Swedish: akvamarin — type of beryl
  • Thai: อะความารีน (à-kwaa-maa-riin) — type of beryl
  • Turkish: akvamarin — type of beryl
  • Ukrainian: аквамари́н (akvamarýn) — type of beryl
  • Welsh: morlasfaen — type of beryl