aquatisk

Aquatisk is an adjective used to describe things related to water or living in water. In Scandinavian languages, it is closely connected to the English word aquatic and to the Latin root aquaticus. The most common native form in Swedish is akvatisk; aquatisk appears primarily as a loanword in technical writing, branding, or contexts where an English gloss is intended.

In scientific and ecological usage, aquatisk terms describe habitats, organisms, and processes associated with water. Writers may refer to aquatisk fauna, aquatisk flora, or aquatisk ecosystems to distinguish them from terrestrial or aerial environments. The term can be used for freshwater and marine contexts alike, but more precise discipline-specific terms often substitute for general phrasing (for example, aquatic ecology or freshwater biology).

Beyond science, aquatisk is also used in architecture and design to denote water features, and in sports-related contexts to evoke water-based activities. In English-language writing, the cognate "aquatic" is standard, while aquatisk remains oriented toward Scandinavian usage or English-language texts that adopt a Scandinavian term for stylistic or branding reasons.