subacqueo

underwater

adjective soob-AHK-kweh-oh Rare

Origin: Latin sub (under) + aqua (water)

Usage Note

Subacqueo describes anything below the water surface: fotografia subacquea (underwater photography), attività subacquee (diving activities). As a noun, il subacqueo means 'the diver'. Note the stress falls on the syllable before the final -eo: soob-AHK-kweh-oh.

Examples

"Ha fatto una fotografia subacquea bellissima."

Natural Translation

She took a beautiful underwater photograph.

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