banquise

Meaning

sea ice, pack ice, ice floe; ice field

Concepts

pack ice

ice floe

drift ice

floe

ice pack

sea ice

fast shore ice

iceberg

ice field

pack-ice

ice cap

icepack

Synonyms

glaçon

iceberg

glaces flottantes

pack

glaces en dérive

glace dérivante

Translations

Packeis

banchisa

banquisa

Eisscholle

banquisa

deniz buzulu

hielo marino

ijsschots

banquisa

Eisberg

banco di ghiaccio

παγόφραγμα/παγοκύστη

παγόβουνο

Festeis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑ̃.kiz/

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian: pakkis

Cognate with Danish: pakis

Cognate with Swedish: packis

Cognate with German: Eisbank

In summary

Most likely from a North Germanic language; compare Norwegian pakkis, Danish pakis, Swedish packis, all formed from Old Norse pakki (“package, parcel”) and íss (“ice”), with probable influence from banc (compare German Eisbank (literally “ice bench”)).