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Galician
Etymology
From Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the arctic”).
Adjective
antártico (feminine antártica, masculine plural antárticos, feminine plural antárticas)
- Antarctic
- Antonym: ártico
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Portuguese
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the arctic”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: an‧tár‧ti‧co
Adjective
antártico (feminine antártica, masculine plural antárticos, feminine plural antárticas)
- Antarctic (pertaining to Antarctica)
- Antonym: ártico
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Spanish
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the arctic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈtaɾtiko/
- Rhymes: -aɾtiko
- Syllabification: an‧tár‧ti‧co
Adjective
antártico (feminine antártica, masculine plural antárticos, feminine plural antárticas)
- (astronomy, geography) Antarctic
- Antonym: ártico
- meridional (of or in the south, southern)
- Synonyms: austral, meridional, sureño
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