Meaning
Arctic
- relating to the regions around the North Pole
- extremely cold or frigid
In a sentence
Le temperature artiche hanno causato gravi disagi alla circolazione.
The Arctic temperatures caused serious disruptions to traffic.
Molti ricercatori studiano lo scioglimento dei ghiacci nell'oceano artico.
Many researchers study the melting ice in the Arctic Ocean.
Non siamo abituati a un vento così artico in questa stagione.
We are not used to such arctic wind at this time of year.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| artico | masculine · singular |
| artica | feminine · singular |
| artici | masculine · plural |
| artiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Capitalized when referring to the geographical region: 'l'Artico' (the Arctic).
- The masculine plural is 'artici', ending in -ci.