Arctic
Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole starPertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.
» She has finally reached the Arctic.
Она в конце концов достигла Арктики.
Вона врешті-решт досягла Арктики.
Meaning
4 senses(in compounds, not comparable)Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.
(not comparable)Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
arktisch
аркти́ческийarktíčeskij
аркти́чнийarktýčnyj
(not comparable)Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the climate of the Arctic.
arktisch
аркти́ческийarktíčeskij
extremely cold
(not comparable)Designed for use in very cold conditions.
Arctic gear
Examples
91 sentencesShe has finally reached the Arctic.
Вона врешті-решт досягла Арктики.
ruОна в конце концов достигла Арктики.
The Arctic is the area around the North Pole.
ruАрктика — это область вокруг Северного полюса.
deDie Arktis ist das Gebiet rund um den Nordpol.
A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
deEin paar Monate später kehren sie zu ihren Brutstätten in der Arktis zurück.
Do penguins live in the Arctic?
Пінгвіни живуть на Північному полюсі?
ruЖивут ли пингвины в Арктике?
They set out on an arctic expedition.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English artik, artyk (with the c reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century)From Middle English artik, artyk (with the 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.
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