Meanings
proper noun
- A marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located between the eastern coast of Siberia, the Taimyr Peninsula, the Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands. The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East Siberian Sea to the east.
Translations
Afrikaans Laptefsee
- Laptefseepart of the Arctic Ocean
Arabic بَحْر لابْتِيَف
- بَحْر لابْتِيَف (baḥr lābtiyaf)part of the Arctic Ocean
Basque Laptev
- Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Bengali লাপ্তেভ সাগর
- লাপ্তেভ সাগর (laptebh śagor)part of the Arctic Ocean
Bulgarian Море Лаптеви
- Море Лаптевиpart of the Arctic Ocean
Catalan mar de Làptev
- mar de Làptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Chinese Mandarin 拉普捷夫海
- 拉普捷夫海 (Lāpǔjiéfū Hǎi)part of the Arctic Ocean
Czech Moře Laptěvů
- Moře Laptěvůpart of the Arctic Ocean
Danish Laptevhavet
- Laptevhavetpart of the Arctic Ocean
Dutch Laptevzee
- Laptevzeepart of the Arctic Ocean
Esperanto Lapteva maro
- Lapteva maropart of the Arctic Ocean
Estonian Laptevite meri
- Laptevite meripart of the Arctic Ocean
Finnish Laptevinmeri
- Laptevinmeripart of the Arctic Ocean
French mer des Laptev
- mer des Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
German Laptewsee
- Laptewseepart of the Arctic Ocean
Greek Θάλασσα Λάπτεφ
- Θάλασσα Λάπτεφ (Thálassa Láptef)part of the Arctic Ocean
Hebrew ים לאפטב
- ים לאפטב (yám láptev)part of the Arctic Ocean
Hindi लापतेव सागर
- लापतेव सागर (lāptev sāgar)part of the Arctic Ocean
Hungarian Laptyev-tenger
- Laptyev-tengerpart of the Arctic Ocean
Icelandic Laptevhaf
- Laptevhafpart of the Arctic Ocean
Indonesian Laut Laptev
- Laut Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Irish Muir Laptaiv
- Muir Laptaivpart of the Arctic Ocean
Italian mare di Laptev
- mare di Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Japanese ラプテフ海
- ラプテフ海 (Raputefu-kai)part of the Arctic Ocean
Korean 랍테프해
- 랍테프해 (raptepeuhae)part of the Arctic Ocean
Latvian Laptevu jūra
- Laptevu jūrapart of the Arctic Ocean
Lithuanian Laptevų jūra
- Laptevų jūrapart of the Arctic Ocean
Malay Laut Laptev
- Laut Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Norwegian Bokmål Laptevhavet
- Laptevhavetpart of the Arctic Ocean
Persian دریای لاپتف
- دریای لاپتف (daryâ-ye lâptev)part of the Arctic Ocean
Polish Morze Łaptiewów
- Morze Łaptiewówpart of the Arctic Ocean
Portuguese Mar de Laptev
- Mar de Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Punjabi ਲਾਪਤੇਵ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ
- ਲਾਪਤੇਵ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (lāptev samundar)part of the Arctic Ocean
Romanian Marea Laptev
- Marea Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Russian мо́ре Ла́птевых
- мо́ре Ла́птевых (móre Láptevyx)part of the Arctic Ocean
Slovak More Laptevovcov
- More Laptevovcovpart of the Arctic Ocean
Spanish mar de Láptev
- mar de Láptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Swedish Laptevhavet
- Laptevhavetpart of the Arctic Ocean
Tamil லாப்டேவ் கடல்
- லாப்டேவ் கடல் (lāpṭēv kaṭal)part of the Arctic Ocean
Thai ทะเลลัปเตฟ
- ทะเลลัปเตฟ (tà-lee láp-dtèef)part of the Arctic Ocean
Turkish Laptev Denizi
- Laptev Denizipart of the Arctic Ocean
Ukrainian Мо́ре Ла́птєвих
- Мо́ре Ла́птєвих (Móre Láptjevyx)part of the Arctic Ocean
Vietnamese biển Laptev
- biển Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Welsh Môr Laptev
- Môr Laptevpart of the Arctic Ocean
Cite this entry
APA
Laptev Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laptev%20Sea
MLA
“Laptev Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laptev%20Sea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laptev Sea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laptev%20Sea.
Source: Laptev Sea on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.