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Antarktis
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Antárktis
Danish
da:
Etymology
From da la-new Antarctica, from da grc ἀνταρκτικός.
Proper noun
da Antarctica Q51
Related terms
da antarktisk adjective Antarctic
Estonian
et:
Pronunciation
anˈtarktis
et
Proper noun
et Antarctica Q51
Inflection
Antarkti
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi sv Antarktis.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Antarctica Q51
Declension
sg Antarkti a
Synonyms
fi Etelämanner
fi Etelänapamanner
Derived terms
fi antarktislainen
Anagrams
fi aaiknrstt tarkistan
German
de:
Pronunciation
de De-Antarktis.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
f.article
de Antarctic Q1555938
de colloquial layman speech de Antarctica Q51
de Antarktika
Declension
f.sg.article
Related terms
de antarktisch
de Arktis
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Antarktis,no:Antarktika
thumb|Antarctica on a globe.
Etymology
nb la Antarctica, a New Latin geographical name from nb grc ἀνταρκτικός antarktikós opposite the Arctic; southern, from grc ἀντ- ἀρκτικός opposite, against Arctic, northern 1. The second element is ultimately from grc ἄρκτος árktos bear; the Great Bear, referring to the northern constellations. The name therefore literally denotes the region opposite the Arctic. nb Antarktika Antarctica, specifically the continent
Compare da Antarktis, sv Antarktis, de Antarktis, nl Antarctica and en Antarctica.
Pronunciation
nb /anˈtark.tɪs/
nb arktɪs 3
nb Ant ark tis
Proper noun
nb proper noun
Antarctica; nb continent surrounding the South Pole and encircled by the Southern Ocean.
nb 1994 Vera Henriksen Luftforsvarets historie 1 Aschehoug 198 da ble Antarktis omseilt og Prinsesse Ragnhilds Land oppdaget og flyfotografert then Antarctica was circumnavigated and Princess Ragnhild Land was discovered and photographed from the air
nb 2022 Øyvind Paasche and Erik Kolstad Hva er klima 90 iskappene, representert ved Antarktis og Grønland, spiller en sentral rolle i vår forståelse av klimaet på jorda the ice sheets, represented by Antarctica and Greenland, play a central role in our understanding of the Earth's climate
The Antarctic; the broader south polar region comprising the continent and the surrounding land and sea areas, often defined as the area south of 60° south latitude.
Usage notes
nb Antarktis is the usual Norwegian name both for the continent itself and, more broadly, for the south polar region. The less common name nb Antarktika refers specifically to the continental landmass, which may also be called det antarktiske kontinentet or sørpolskontinentet.
Derived terms
nb antarktisk<t:Antarctic> Øst-Antarktis<t:East Antarctica> Vest-Antarktis<t:West Antarctica> 0
Related terms
nb Antarktika Antarctica, specifically the continent
See also
References
“Antarktis” in Store norske leksikon.
“Antarktika” in Store norske leksikon.
antarktisk
antarktisk
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn Antarctic Q1555938
Related terms
nn Antarktika
nn antarktisk
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
From sv la-new Antarctica, from sv grc ἀνταρκτικός, from grc ἀντ- ant-, against, opposed + grc ἀρκτικός Arctic, from sv grc ἄρκτος bear.
Pronunciation
sv /anˈtarktɪs/
sv Sv-Antarktis.ogg
Proper noun
n
sv Antarctica Q51
Related terms
sv antarktisk adjective Antarctic
See also
References
Svensk MeSH