antártico

See also: antartico, Antartico, and Antártico

Galician

Etymology

From Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the arctic”).

Adjective

antártico (feminine antártica, masculine plural antárticos, feminine plural antárticas)

1. Antarctic

   Antonym: ártico

Related terms

• Antártico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• antárctico (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the arctic”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtaʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [ɐ̃ˈtah.t͡ʃi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtaʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [ɐ̃ˈtah.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtaɾ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtaʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [ɐ̃ˈtaχ.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtaɻ.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtaɾ.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: an‧tár‧ti‧co

Adjective

antártico (feminine antártica, masculine plural antárticos, feminine plural antárticas)

1. Antarctic (pertaining to Antarctica)

   Antonym: ártico

Related terms

• Antártico

Spanish

Alternative forms

• antárctico (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the arctic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtaɾtiko/ [ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -aɾtiko
• Syllabification: an‧tár‧ti‧co

Adjective

antártico (feminine antártica, masculine plural antárticos, feminine plural antárticas)

1. (astronomy, geography) Antarctic

   Antonym: ártico

2. meridional (of or in the south, southern)

   Synonyms: austral, meridional, sureño

Derived terms

• haya antártica
• océano Antártico

 

Related terms

• ártico

 

Further reading

• “antártico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28