Meanings
antlia1
Antlia2
- astronomyA faint winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".
Origin
antlia · noun
- Ancient Greekἀντλία
- Latinantlia“pump”
- Englishantlia
Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía).
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Full word history & related roots →Antlia · proper noun
- Ancient Greekἀντλία“bilge water”
- Latinantlia“pump for drawing water”
- EnglishAntlia
Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump for drawing water”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge water”). Originally called Antlia pneumatica (“air pump”) in the 18th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 唧筒座
- 唧筒座 (Jītǒngzuò)constellation
Czech Vývěva
- Vývěvaconstellation
Esperanto Pumpilo
- Pumpiloconstellation
Finnish Ilmapumppu
- Ilmapumppuconstellation
French Machine pneumatique
- Machine pneumatiqueconstellation
German Luftpumpe
- Luftpumpeconstellation
Hungarian Légszivattyú
- Légszivattyúconstellation
Irish an tAerchaidéal
- an tAerchaidéalconstellation
Japanese ポンプ座
- ポンプ座 (Ponpu-za)constellation
Korean 공기펌프자리
- 공기펌프자리 (Gonggipeompeujari)constellation
Malay Pam Angin
- Pam Anginconstellation
Polish Pompa
- Pompaconstellation
Portuguese Antlia
- Antliaconstellation
Russian Насо́с
- Насо́с (Nasós)constellation
Spanish Antlia
- Antliaconstellation
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Cite this entry
antlia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antlia
“antlia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antlia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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