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Baltic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔl.tɪk/ (General-American)
• bŏl'tĭk (UK)
• /ˈbɑl.tɪk/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈbɒl.tɪk/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• bôl'tĭk (UK)
• /ˈbɔːl.tɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin Balticus, from Latin Balthae (“dwellers near the Baltic sea”); equivalent to Balt + -ic. The ultimate origin of the ethnonym is unknown, but possibilities include: * Related to Lithuanian baltas (“white”) and Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp, bog, mud”), which are likely from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel(H)- (“white”) via Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtas (“white”). This supposes a semantic shift in Baltic from “white” to something like “marsh” or “sea”, paralleling that in the Slavic cognate. (However, the only such parallels attested from Baltic occur in Lithuanian balà (“swamp, mire, morass; puddle”) and Latvian bala (“loamy valley without trees, swamp, depression”), which are not only semantically more distant but crucially lack the *-t- suffix.) On the other hand, similar words for “swamp, marsh” throughout Europe have been considered substrate words; more at *bolto and baltë. * From a hypothetical derivative of Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (itself borrowed from Latin balteus (“belt”)), originally referring to the Danish straits, "the Belts". This is suggested by Adam of Bremen, who in the 11th century first recorded the name (Balticus, eo quod in modum baltei longo tractu per Scithicas regiones tendatur usque in Greciam). All of these options involve a great deal of speculation, however. More on Wikipedia.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.
   • The Teutonic Knights were newly established in the Baltic region, where they owed their first possessions to Mazovian policy. 1994, S. C. Rowell, Lithuania Ascending, page 9:
   • In the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, three of the Soviet Union's fifteen constituent republics, last year's most dangerous fantasies have been sanctioned by the government itself. 1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 604:
2. Of or pertaining to any of the Baltic languages.
   • The Baltic division of the group embraces the Lithuanian and Lettic. 1918, Charles E. Bennett, New Latin Grammar:
3. Of or pertaining to the Balts (the Baltic peoples).
4. (UK, colloquial) Extremely cold.
   • It's twenty-three degrees outside, freezing is thirty two and with the wind chill factor it's Baltic out there. 2010, Craig Moffat, Standing in the Dark, →ISBN, page 134:
   • Baltic weather and a bobbly pitch notwithstanding, Celtic played in a pretty low gear for most of this game no matter a final scoreline made all the more impressive through two goals scored deep into time added-on. 2025 January 12, Gary Keown, “Kyogo makes sure Celtic don't freeze”, in Mail on Sunday, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 98:
   • Apart from anything else, it's absolutely Baltic outside. In the past 24 hours, a freeze has abruptly descended on the whole of Europe, and here in the northwest corner of France, the cold claws of the Atlantic are particularly sharp. 2012, Richard Moore, Slaying the Badger, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

Baltic pine

Translations (126)

es báltico (of the Baltic region or sea) · bg балти́йски (pertaining to the Balts) · fi balttilainen (of the Baltic region or sea) · ar بَلْطِيقِيّ (pertaining to the Balts) · ca bàltic (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · ru прибалти́йский (of the Baltic region or sea) · cy Baltig (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · cmn 波羅的 /波罗的 (pertaining to the Balts) · ko 발트 (pertaining to the Balts) · hy բալթիկ (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · hu balti (of the Baltic region or sea) · ca bàltic (pertaining to the Balts) · cs baltický (of the Baltic region or sea) · it baltico (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sk baltický (of the Baltic region or sea) · mk балтички (of the Baltic region or sea) · cs baltský (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sh bàltičkī (of the Baltic region or sea) · da baltisk (pertaining to the Balts) · pl bałtycki (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · fi itämeren- (of the Baltic region or sea) · fr baltique (pertaining to the Balts) · cy Baltig (pertaining to the Balts) · pl bałtycki (pertaining to the Balts) · uk балті́йський (of the Baltic region or sea) · de baltisch (of the Baltic region or sea) · ja バルト (pertaining to the Balts) · et Läänemere (of the Baltic region or sea) · hy բալթիկ (pertaining to the Balts) · tl Baltiko (pertaining to the Balts) · da Østersø- (of the Baltic region or sea) · sv baltisk (pertaining to the Balts) · hu balti (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sh ба̀лтичкӣ (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sl baltski (of the Baltic region or sea) · ga Baltach (pertaining to the Balts) · tl Baltiko (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · ar بَلْطِيقِيّ (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · cmn 波羅的 /波罗的 (of the Baltic region or sea) · fr baltique (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · ga Baltach (of the Baltic region or sea) · cs baltický (pertaining to the Balts) · sv baltisk (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · uk балті́йський (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · nn baltisk (pertaining to the Balts) · fa بالتیک (of the Baltic region or sea) · nn baltisk (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · it baltico (of the Baltic region or sea) · fo baltiskur (of the Baltic region or sea) · lt Baltijos (of the Baltic region or sea) · hu balti (pertaining to the Balts) · tl Baltiko (of the Baltic region or sea) · fi baltti- (pertaining to the Balts) · pt báltico (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · ca bàltic (of the Baltic region or sea) · de baltisch (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sh bàltičkī (pertaining to the Balts) · nb baltisk (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · ar بَلْطِيقِيّ (of the Baltic region or sea) · ka ბალტიური (pertaining to the Balts) · sl baltski (pertaining to the Balts) · gv Baltagh (of the Baltic region or sea) · ru балти́йский (of the Baltic region or sea) · lv baltu (pertaining to the Balts) · pl bałtycki (of the Baltic region or sea) · ru балти́йский (pertaining to the Balts) · sh ба̀лтичкӣ (pertaining to the Balts) · de Ostsee- (of the Baltic region or sea) · ko 발트 (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sh ба̀лтичкӣ (of the Baltic region or sea) · nb baltisk (pertaining to the Balts) · fi balttilainen (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · nl Baltisch (of the Baltic region or sea) · lv baltu (of the Baltic region or sea) · pt báltico (pertaining to the Balts) · hy բալթիական (of the Baltic region or sea) · lv Baltijas (of the Baltic region or sea) · fr baltique (of the Baltic region or sea) · vec Baltego (of the Baltic region or sea) · ru балти́йский (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · es báltico (pertaining to the Balts) · fo baltiskur (pertaining to the Balts) · be балты́йскі (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · cs baltský (of the Baltic region or sea) · be балты́йскі (of the Baltic region or sea) · cs baltický (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · be балты́йскі (pertaining to the Balts) · bg балти́йски (of the Baltic region or sea) · nl Oostzee (of the Baltic region or sea) · et baltlased (pertaining to the Balts) · lv baltu (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · cy Baltig (of the Baltic region or sea) · de baltisch (pertaining to the Balts) · mk балтички (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sh bàltičkī (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · hy բալթիական (pertaining to the Balts) · et balti rahvad (pertaining to the Balts) · it baltico (pertaining to the Balts) · cmn 波羅的 /波罗的 (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sv compounds with Östersjön (of the Baltic region or sea) · el βαλτικός (of the Baltic region or sea) · mk балтички (pertaining to the Balts) · es báltico (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sl baltski (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · uk балті́йський (pertaining to the Balts) · bg балти́йски (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · hy բալթիական (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · fi balttilainen (pertaining to the Balts) · ka ბალტიური (of the Baltic region or sea) · fo baltiskur (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · ka ბალტიური (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · nl Baltisch (pertaining to the Balts) · ja バルト (of the Baltic region or sea) · sk baltický (pertaining to the Balts) · et Balti (of the Baltic region or sea) · da baltisk (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · da baltisk (of the Baltic region or sea) · ko 발트 (of the Baltic region or sea) · et balti (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · cs baltský (pertaining to the Balts) · pt báltico (of the Baltic region or sea) · ja バルト (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · nl Baltisch (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · sk baltický (pertaining to the Baltic languages) · ka ბალტიის (of the Baltic region or sea) · hy բալթիկ (of the Baltic region or sea)

Baltic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔl.tɪk/ (General-American)
• bŏl'tĭk (UK)
• /ˈbɑl.tɪk/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈbɒl.tɪk/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• bôl'tĭk (UK)
• /ˈbɔːl.tɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin Balticus, from Latin Balthae (“dwellers near the Baltic sea”); equivalent to Balt + -ic. The ultimate origin of the ethnonym is unknown, but possibilities include: * Related to Lithuanian baltas (“white”) and Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp, bog, mud”), which are likely from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel(H)- (“white”) via Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtas (“white”). This supposes a semantic shift in Baltic from “white” to something like “marsh” or “sea”, paralleling that in the Slavic cognate. (However, the only such parallels attested from Baltic occur in Lithuanian balà (“swamp, mire, morass; puddle”) and Latvian bala (“loamy valley without trees, swamp, depression”), which are not only semantically more distant but crucially lack the *-t- suffix.) On the other hand, similar words for “swamp, marsh” throughout Europe have been considered substrate words; more at *bolto and baltë. * From a hypothetical derivative of Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (itself borrowed from Latin balteus (“belt”)), originally referring to the Danish straits, "the Belts". This is suggested by Adam of Bremen, who in the 11th century first recorded the name (Balticus, eo quod in modum baltei longo tractu per Scithicas regiones tendatur usque in Greciam). All of these options involve a great deal of speculation, however. More on Wikipedia.

Meanings

1. The Baltic Sea.
2. A geographic region of Northern Europe, surrounding the Baltic Sea.
   • Well, you see, I was temporarily in command of the cruiser coming down the Baltic, and passing an island rock a few miles away, I thought it would be a good opportunity to test a new gun that had been put aboard when we left England. 1906, Robert Barr, A Rock in the Baltic:
3. A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.
   • It appears from the evidence, that the corn from the Baltic is often very heavily taxed, and that this tax is generally raised in proportion to our necessities. 1815, Thomas Malthus, Importation of Foreign Corn:
4. The Baltic language family; the Baltic languages
5. The Baltic Exchange, a membership organisation for the maritime industry.
6. An unincorporated community in Kings County, in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.
7. A village and census-designated place in the center of the town of Sprague, Connecticut.
8. A village in Coshocton County, Holmes County and Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
9. A city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Forms

Deriveds

Baltic languages (terms derived from Baltic (proper noun)) · Baltic region (terms derived from Baltic (proper noun)) · Baltic Sea (terms derived from Baltic (proper noun)) · Balto-Slavic (terms derived from Baltic (proper noun)) · Baltic Shield (terms derived from Baltic (proper noun))

Relateds

Galindan (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Sveconorwegian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Latvia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Lettic (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Karelian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Archean (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Samogitian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Old Prussian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Yotvingian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Lithuanian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Semigallian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Sudovian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Korelian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Fennoscandia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Scandinavian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Jatvingian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Latgalian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · New Prussian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Prussian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Karelia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Curonia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Livonia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Kola (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Prussia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Selonian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Fennoscandian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Yatvingian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Svecofennian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Scandinavia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Belmorian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Estonian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Estonia (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Latvian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Lithuania (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun)) · Curonian (other terms associated with Baltic (proper noun))

Translations (43)

fo Baltisku londini (Baltic region, Baltic states) · nb Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · uk Приба́лтика (Baltic region, Baltic states) · es países bálticos (Baltic region, Baltic states) · de Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · pl język bałtycki (Baltic language family) · is Eystrasaltslöndin (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ga Bailtis (Baltic language family) · mi Paratika (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ka ბალტია (Baltic region, Baltic states) · be Прыба́лтыка (Baltic region, Baltic states) · es Báltico (Baltic region, Baltic states) · hu balti (Baltic language family) · sco Baltic kintras (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ka ბალტიისპირეთი (Baltic region, Baltic states) · uk Ба́лтія (Baltic region, Baltic states) · et balti keeled (Baltic language family) · sk Pobaltie (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ru Приба́лтика (Baltic region, Baltic states) · tl Baltiko (Baltic language family) · da Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · sk Pobaltsko (Baltic region, Baltic states) · et Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · nds-de Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · be Ба́лтыя (Baltic region, Baltic states) · sv Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · tl Baltiko (Baltic region, Baltic states) · fi balttilaiset kielet (Baltic language family) · ka ბალტიის ქვეყნები (Baltic region, Baltic states) · nn Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ga An Bhailt (Baltic region, Baltic states) · uk Ба́лтика (Baltic region, Baltic states) · pt Báltico (Baltic region, Baltic states) · fi Baltia (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ru Ба́лтика (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ru Ба́лтия (Baltic region, Baltic states) · pl kraje bałtyckie (Baltic region, Baltic states) · hu Baltikum (Baltic region, Baltic states) · fo Baltalond (Baltic region, Baltic states) · et Baltimaad (Baltic region, Baltic states) · be Ба́лтыка (Baltic region, Baltic states) · ka ბალტიური ენები (Baltic language family) · et Balti riigid (Baltic region, Baltic states)