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arctic

/ˈɑːktɪk/AHRK-tik
/ˈɑɹktɪk/AHRK-tik

Meaningof the bear; northern

Common meaning: of the far north

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√ARK‘shine’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 21, p. 731 · scan
  2. Greekἄρκτος‘a bear’
  3. Latinarcticus
  4. Frencharctique
  5. Englisharctic‘of the far north’ · today

arct also in: antarctic

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek ἄρκτος ‘a bear; the north’.

Roots

Related words

antarctic

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