Antarctic

See also antarctic

English

Etymology

From Old French antarctique, from Latin antarcticus, from Greek ανταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ant- (from αντί, “opposite”) + άρκτος arktos “Great Bear” + -ikos.

Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /ænˈtɑːktɪk/ or IPA: /ænˈtɑːtɪk/ (The word was originally pronounced without /k/, but the spelling pronunciation has become the more common one. The "c" was originally added to the spelling for etymological reasons and was then misunderstood as not being silent.)

Adjective

Antarctic (comparative more Antarctic, superlative most Antarctic)

1. (obsolete) Southern.
2. Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
3. (figuratively) Opposite, contradictory.

Derived terms

• Antarctic Ocean
• Antarctic Circle

Translations

Pertaining to Antarctica

Dutch: Antarctisch, antarctisch (nl) Esperanto: antarkta (eo) Finnish: antarktinen (fi), etelänapa- German: antarktisch (de) Greek: ανταρκτικός (el) (antarktikós) Japanese: 南極 (nankyoku)

Maltese: Antartiku Manx: antarctagh (gv) Portuguese: antártico (pt) Romanian: antarctic m., antarctică f., antarctici m pl, antarctice f pl Russian: антарктический (ru) (antarktíčeskij) Spanish: antárctico (es) m.

Proper noun

Antarctic

1. One of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions.

Translations

Major ecozone

Manx: Yn Antarctagh (gv)

See also

• Antarctic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia