ΠΡΟΣΑΡΚΤΙΑ, προσαρκτια
PROSARKTIA, prosarktia
Sounds Like: pros-ARK-tee-ah
Translations: northern, northerly, a northern, a northerly
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΑΡΚΤΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'northern' or 'northerly'. It is a compound word formed from 'πρός' (pros), meaning 'towards', and 'ἄρκτος' (arktos), meaning 'bear' or 'north'. It describes something located in or pertaining to the north. It is often used to describe regions or directions.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΑΡΚΤΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΣΑΡΚΤΙΟΥ — (of) northern, (of) the north
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