atleet
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɑtˈleːt/
noun
Definitions
- athlete (a person who actively participates in physical sports, esp. one highly skilled in sports)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin āthlēta derived from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (contestant, athlete).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀθλητής
Gloss
contestant, athlete
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- athlete English
- athleta Latin
- āthlēta Latin
- Athletik German
- atleta Italian
- atlete Dutch, Flemish
- atletiek Dutch, Flemish
- baanatletiek Dutch, Flemish
- athlète French
- atleta Spanish, Castilian
- ἀθλέω Ancient Greek
- ἀθλητής Ancient Greek
- ἀθλητικός Ancient Greek
- *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- atleta Portuguese
- atlet Danish
- atleta Catalan, Valencian
- atleta Galician
- αθλητής Greek (modern)
- atlet Indonesian
- atletik Indonesian
- atlēts Latvian
- Athlet Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- atleta Asturian