Circulus Arcticus
Latin
Etymology
From circulus (“circle, ring, orbit, etc.”) + arcticus (“northern, later Arctic”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪr.kʊ.ɫʊs ˈark.tɪ.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃir.ku.lus ˈark.t̪i.kus]
Proper noun
Circulus Arcticus m sg (genitive Circulī Arcticī); second declension
- (geography) The Arctic Circle
Declension
Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Circulus Arcticus |
| genitive | Circulī Arcticī |
| dative | Circulō Arcticō |
| accusative | Circulum Arcticum |
| ablative | Circulō Arcticō |
| vocative | Circule Arctice |
References
- Guilielmo Blaeuw (1622) Europa recens descripta [A recent description of Europe] (in Latin).