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arcticus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, northern, of the (Great) Bear), from ἄρκτος (árktos, bear, Ursa Major).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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arcticus (feminine arctica, neuter arcticum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. northern, arctic

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

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Descendants

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References

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  • arcticus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arcticus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.