Meaning
Antarctic
- relating to Antarctica
- relating to the South Polar region
In a sentence
Studiano la fauna antartica da molti anni.
They have been studying Antarctic fauna for many years.
Conosci il clima antartico?
Do you know the Antarctic climate?
Questa pianta non vive in ambiente antartico.
This plant does not live in an Antarctic environment.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| antartico | masculine · singular |
| antartica | feminine · singular |
| antartici | masculine · plural |
| antartiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Capitalized in proper names: Oceano Antartico; lowercase as a normal adjective is also common.
- Do not confuse with artico, which refers to the North Polar region.
- Agrees regularly in gender and number.