antarcticus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /anˈtark.ti.kus/, [än̪ˈt̪ärkt̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈtark.ti.kus/, [än̪ˈt̪ärkt̪ikus]

Adjective

antarcticus (feminine antarctica, neuter antarcticum); first/second-declension adjective

1. southern
2. (relational) Antarctic (in taxonomic names)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	antarcticus	antarctica	antarcticum		antarcticī	antarcticae	antarctica
Genitive	antarcticī	antarcticae	antarcticī		antarcticōrum	antarcticārum	antarcticōrum
Dative	antarcticō		antarcticō		antarcticīs
Accusative	antarcticum	antarcticam	antarcticum		antarcticōs	antarcticās	antarctica
Ablative	antarcticō	antarcticā	antarcticō		antarcticīs
Vocative	antarctice	antarctica	antarcticum		antarcticī	antarcticae	antarctica

References

• “antarcticus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• antarcticus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.