LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

antarcticus

antarcticus (feminine antarctica, neuter antarcticum)
Classical[anˈtark.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[anˈtark.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesouthern
  2. adjectiverelationalAntarctic (in taxonomic names)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeantarcticusantarcticaantarcticum
genitiveantarcticīantarcticaeantarcticī
dativeantarcticōantarcticaeantarcticō
accusativeantarcticumantarcticamantarcticum
ablativeantarcticōantarcticāantarcticō
vocativeantarcticeantarcticaantarcticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeantarcticīantarcticaeantarctica
genitiveantarcticōrumantarcticārumantarcticōrum
dativeantarcticīsantarcticīsantarcticīs
accusativeantarcticōsantarcticāsantarctica
ablativeantarcticīsantarcticīsantarcticīs
vocativeantarcticīantarcticaeantarctica

antarctĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἀνταρκτικός,
I. southern, Hyg. Astr. 1, 6; App. de Mundo, p. 57 (in Varr. L. L. 9, § 24 Müll., written as a Greek word).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the Arctic”).

In English words that came into English from antarcticus

  • Antarcticantarcticus

Quick answers

What does antarcticus mean in Latin?
antarcticus, a adjective, means “southern; Antarctic (in taxonomic names)”.
How do you pronounce antarcticus?
In classical Latin, [anˈtark.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [anˈtark.ti.kus].