Arktika

Estonian

Proper noun

Arktika

  1. Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English Arctic, from Middle French artique (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ar(k)ˈtika]
  • Hyphenation: Ark‧ti‧ka

Proper noun

Arktika

  1. Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole)

Alternative forms

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