Antartaice

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin Antarctica, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντι- (anti-, “anti-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

Proper noun

Antartaice f (genitive Antartaice)

1. Antarctica (a continent)

Declension

Declension of Antartaice (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Antartaice vocative a Antartaice genitive Antartaice dative Antartaice forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Antartaice genitive na hAntartaice dative leis an Antartaice don Antartaice

Derived terms

• Leithinis Antartaice f (“the Antarctic Peninsula”)

Related terms

• Antartach (“Antarctic”, adjective)
• An tAntartach m (“the Antarctic”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Antartaice

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Antartaice	nAntartaice	hAntartaice	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Antartaice”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024