Why is Antarktika (Antarctica) when it is the Arktik (Arctic)? Cover Image

Zašto je Antarktika kad je Arktik?
Why is Antarktika (Antarctica) when it is the Arktik (Arctic)?

Author(s): Stjepan Babić
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Keywords: Croatian language; Linguistics; Philology; Questions and Answers;

Summary/Abstract: U prvoj polovici prošle godine netko me je zapitao: Zašto Antark¬tika kad je Arktik? Nisam mogao odmah odgovoriti jer ni sam nisam znao.

  • Issue Year: 50/2003
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 109-110
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Croatian