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/ (see Usage notes)

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.

Usage notes

• 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 its pronunciation returned thereafter.

Derived terms

• Antarctic Ocean
• Antarctic Circle

Translations

Pertaining to Antarctica

• Czech: antarktický (cs)
• Dutch: Antarctisch, antarctisch (nl)
• Esperanto: antarkta (eo)
• Finnish: antarktinen (fi), etelänapa-
• French: antarctique (fr)
• German: antarktisch (de)
• Greek: ανταρκτικός (el) (antarktikós) 
• Italian: antartico (it)

• Japanese: 南極 (nankyoku)
• Maltese: Antartiku
• Manx: antarctagh (gv)
• Polish: antarktyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: antártico (pt)
• Romanian: antarctic
• Russian: антарктический (ru) (antarktíčeskij) 
• Spanish: antártico (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