arctic

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(k).tɪk/
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From Middle English artik, artyk (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h2ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate with Latin ursus.

153 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: قُطْبِيّ شَمَالِيّ (quṭbiyy šamāliyy) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Belarusian: аркты́чны (arktýčny) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Bulgarian: аркти́чен (arktíčen) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Burmese: အာတိတ် (atit) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Catalan: àrtic — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Czech: arktický — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Danish: arktisk — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Dutch: Arctisch — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Esperanto: arkta — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Finnish: arktinen — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• French: arctique — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Galician: ártico — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Georgian: არქტიკული (arkṭiḳuli) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Georgian: არქტიკის (arkṭiḳis) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• German: arktisch — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Greenlandic: issittoq — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Icelandic: arktískur — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Icelandic: hánorrænn — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Icelandic: norðurheimskauts- — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Icelandic: norðurskauts- — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Icelandic: norðurpóls- — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Indonesian: Arktika — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Irish: Artach — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Italian: artico — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Khmer: អាកទិក (ʼaaktɨk) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Lao: ອາກຕິກ (ʼāk tik) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Macedonian: арктички (arktički) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Manx: arctagh — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Norwegian Bokmål: arktisk — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Norwegian Nynorsk: arktisk — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Polish: arktyczny — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Portuguese: ártico — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Romanian: arctic — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Russian: аркти́ческий (arktíčeskij) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Serbo-Croatian: а̀рктичкӣ — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Serbo-Croatian: àrktičkī — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Sicilian: àrticu — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Slovak: arktický — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Slovene: arktičen — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Spanish: ártico — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Spanish: árctico — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Swedish: arktisk — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Tagalog: Artiko — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Thai: อาร์กติก (áak-dtìk) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Turkish: arktik — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Turkish: Kuzey Kutbu — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Ukrainian: аркти́чний (arktýčnyj) — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Vietnamese: vùng Bắc Cực — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Welsh: Arctig — pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet
• Armenian: բեւեռային (beweṙayin) — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Bulgarian: аркти́чен (arktíčen) — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Danish: arktisk — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Dutch: arctisch — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Finnish: arktinen — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Finnish: jääkylmä — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• French: arctique — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Georgian: არქტიკული (arkṭiḳuli) — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• German: arktisch — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Greek: αρκτικός (arktikós) — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Irish: Artach — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Malay: artik — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Manx: arctagh — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Māori: mātaratara — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Polish: arktyczny — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Portuguese: ártico — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Portuguese: glacial — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Romanian: arctic — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Russian: аркти́ческий (arktíčeskij) — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Northern Sami: arktalaš — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Sicilian: àrticu — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Spanish: glacial — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Spanish: árctico — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Swedish: arktisk — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Turkish: buzul — cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic
• Afrikaans: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Albanian: Arktik — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Arabic: أَرْكِتِيك (ʔarkitīk) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Arabic: القُطْب الشَمَالِيّ (al-quṭb aš-šamāliyy) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Armenian: Արկտիկա (Arktika) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Azerbaijani: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Belarusian: А́рктыка (Árktyka) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Bengali: সুমেরু অঞ্চল (śumeru oncol) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Bulgarian: А́рктика (Árktika) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Burmese: အာတိတ် (atit) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Catalan: Àrtida — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Catalan: Àrtic — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Chinese Mandarin: 北極 /北极 (běijí) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Chukchi: Эйгысӄын (Ėjgysqyn) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Czech: Arktida — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Danish: Arktis — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Dutch: Noordpoolgebied — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Dutch: Arctica — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Esperanto: Arkto — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Estonian: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Finnish: arktinen alue — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• French: Arctique — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Georgian: არქტიკა (arkṭiḳa) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• German: Arktis — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Greek: Αρκτική (Arktikí) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Greenlandic: Issittoq — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Hebrew: האזור הארקטי — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Hindi: आर्कटिक (ārkaṭik) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Hungarian: Arktisz — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Icelandic: Norðurslóðir — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Icelandic: Norðurskautssvæðið — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Icelandic: Norðurheimskautssvæðið — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Ido: arktiko — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Indonesian: Arktik — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Irish: Artach — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Italian: Artide — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Italian: Artico — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Japanese: 北極 (hokkyoku) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Kazakh: Арктика (Arktika) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Khmer: អាកទិក (ʼaaktɨk) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Korean: 북극 (bukgeuk) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Kyrgyz: Арктика (Arktika) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Lao: ແຖບຂົ້ວໂລກເຫນືອ (thǣp khūa lōk nư̄a) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Lao: ອາກຕິກ (ʼāk tik) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Latvian: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Lithuanian: Arktis — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Macedonian: А́рктик (Árktik) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Malay: Artik — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Manx: Yn Arctagh — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Mongolian: хойд туйл (xojd tujl) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Mongolian: Арктик (Arktik) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Norwegian Bokmål: Arktis — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Arktis — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Persian: شمالگان (šomâlegân) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Polish: Arktyka — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Portuguese: ártico — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Romanian: Arctica — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Russian: А́рктика (Árktika) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Serbo-Croatian: Арктик — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Serbo-Croatian: Arktik — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Slovak: Arktída — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Slovene: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Spanish: ártico — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Spanish: árctico — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Swahili: Aktiki — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Swedish: Arktis — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Tagalog: Artiko — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Tajik: Арктика (Arktika) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Thai: อาร์กติก (áak-dtìk) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Tigrinya: ኣርክቲክ (ʾarkətik) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Tongan: ʻĀketika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Turkish: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Turkish: Kuzey Kutbu — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Turkmen: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Ukrainian: А́рктика (Árktyka) — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Uzbek: Arktika — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Vietnamese: vùng Bắc Cực — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Vietnamese: phương bắc — continental region north of the Arctic Circle
• Finnish: kylmänperhonen — butterfly of the genus Oeneis