Antartaice

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin Antarctica, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντι- (anti-, “anti-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

Proper noun

Antartaice f (genitive Antartaice)

1. Antarctica (a continent)

Declension

Declension of Antartaice

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Antartaice Vocative a Antartaice Genitive Antartaice Dative Antartaice

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Antartaice Genitive na hAntartaice Dative leis an Antartaice don Antartaice

Derived terms

• Leithinis Antartaice f (“the Antarctic Peninsula”)

Related terms

• Antartach (“Antarctic”, adjective)
• An tAntartach m (“the Antarctic”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Antartaice	nAntartaice	hAntartaice	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Antartaice”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024