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Russian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Ukrainian аквато́рія (akvatórija), Belarusian аквато́рыя (akvatóryja), Polish akwatorium.
Pronunciation
Noun
аквато́рия • (akvatórija) f inan (genitive аквато́рии, nominative plural аквато́рии, genitive plural аквато́рий)
- water area, waters, harbour water
1887, Ludwig Philippson, translated by Pyotr Veinberg, Якоб Тирадо (Испанский меч) [Jacob Tirado (Spanish Sword)]:Как только яхта показалась в акватории гавани, к ней с противоположных сторон приблизились две шлюпки с вооруженными людьми.- Kak tolʹko jaxta pokazalasʹ v akvatorii gavani, k nej s protivopoložnyx storon priblizilisʹ dve šljupki s vooružennymi ljudʹmi.
- As soon as the yacht appeared in the harbour waters, she was approached from opposite sides by two dinghies with armed men.
1959, Vasiliy Aksenov, Коллеги [Colleagues]:В свете прожекторов катер мотался по акватории.- V svete prožektorov kater motalsja po akvatorii.
- In the light of the searchlights, the motorboat sped around the water area.
1996 June 10, Yuri Nasimovich, “Серебристая ленточка Измайлова, или где в столице растут орхидеи [Ismailov's Silver Ribbon, or Where Do Orchids Grow in the Capital]”, in Вечерняя Москва [Evening Moscow]:Потом речка пересекает бывшую акваторию давным-давно спущенного Просянского пруда.- Potom rečka peresekajet byvšuju akvatoriju davnym-davno spuščennovo Prosjanskovo pruda.
- Then the river crosses the former water area of the long-drained Prosyansky Pond.
Declension
References
- акватория in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru