ἀνταρκτικός
See also: ανταρκτικός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀντί (antí, “ant-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).
Adjective
ἀνταρκτικός • (antarktikós) m (feminine ἀνταρκτική, neuter ἀνταρκτικόν); first/second declension
- antarctic (opposite to the Arctic)
Descendants
- → Latin: antarcticus
References
- “ἀνταρκτικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀνταρκτικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀνταρκτικός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
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