arcticus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. northern, arctic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative arcticus arctica arcticum arcticī arcticae arctica
genitive arcticī arcticae arcticī arcticōrum arcticārum arcticōrum
dative arcticō arcticae arcticō arcticīs
accusative arcticum arcticam arcticum arcticōs arcticās arctica
ablative arcticō arcticā arcticō arcticīs
vocative arctice arctica arcticum arcticī arcticae arctica

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: àrtic
  • English: arctic, Arctic
  • French: arctique
  • Galician: ártico
  • → German: arktisch
  • Italian: artico
  • Portuguese: ártico
  • Romanian: arctic
  • Spanish: ártico
Translingual descendants

References

  • “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.
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