Atlantic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- ăt-lăn'tĭk (General-American)
- /ətˈlæn.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ətˈlan.tɪk/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- ət-lăn'tĭk
- /ætˈlæn.ɪk/
- [ætˈlæɾ̃.ɪk]
- /ætˈlæn.tɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
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(not-comparable) Descended from the legendary Atlas.
The Seav'n Atlantick sisters.
1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Atlantic diet · Atlantic surf clam
Descendants
Translations (34)
ru атланти́ческий (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · cy Atlantaidd (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · sk atlantický (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · cs atlantský (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · pt atlântico (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · nn atlantisk (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · lv atlantisks (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · uk атланти́чний (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · cy Iwerydd (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · ro atlantic (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · fi Atlantin (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · oc atlantic (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · it atlantico (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · gcf atlantik (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · mh Atļaņtiik (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · eo atlantika (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · de atlantisch (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · es atlántico (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · be атланты́чны (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · cy Atlantig (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · gl atlántico (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · ast atlánticu (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · ga Atlantach (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · da atlantisk (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · hu atlanti (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · nb atlantisk (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · pl atlantycki (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · fi atlanttinen (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · nl Atlantisch (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · ar أَطْلَسِيّ (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · kw Atlantek (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · ca atlàntic (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · yi אַטלאַנטיש (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) · fr atlantique (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean)