ártico

== Galician == === Etymology === From Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”). === Adjective === ártico (feminine ártica, masculine plural árticos, feminine plural árticas) Arctic (of or pertaining to the Arctic) Antonym: antártico ==== Related terms ==== Ártico == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === árctico (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ár‧ti‧co === Adjective === ártico (feminine ártica, masculine plural árticos, feminine plural árticas) Arctic (of or relating to the Arctic) Antonym: antártico === Proper noun === ártico m Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole) === Further reading === “ártico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ártico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɾtiko/ [ˈaɾ.t̪i.ko] Rhymes: -aɾtiko Syllabification: ár‧ti‧co === Adjective === ártico (feminine ártica, masculine plural árticos, feminine plural árticas) Arctic (of or relating to the Arctic) Antonym: antártico ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ártico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025