arcticus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈark.ti.kus/
Adjective
arcticus (feminine arctica, neuter arcticum); first/second declension
- northern, arctic
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | 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 | arcticīs | arcticīs | |
| Accusative | arcticum | arcticam | arcticum | arcticōs | arcticās | arctica | |
| Ablative | arcticō | arcticā | arcticō | arcticīs | arcticīs | arcticīs | |
| Vocative | arctice | arctica | arcticum | arcticī | arcticae | arctica | |
Synonyms
- (northern): boreālis
Descendants
- English: arctic, Arctic
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