Asturian

Noun

atleta m, f ‎(plural atletes)

1. athlete

Catalan

Noun

atleta m, f ‎(plural atletes)

1. athlete

Related terms

• atlètic
• atletisme

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈleta/
• Hyphenation: at‧le‧ta
• Rhymes: -eta

Adjective

atleta ‎(accusative singular atletan, plural atletaj, accusative plural atletajn)

1. athletic

Galician

Etymology

From Latin āthlēta.

Noun

atleta m, f ‎(plural atletas)

1. athlete

Related terms

• atlético
• atletismo

Italian

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek

Noun

atleta m, f ‎(masculine plural atleti, feminine plural atlete)

1. (sports) athlete

Derived terms

See also

• sportivo

Anagrams

• aletta, lattea

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin athleta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής ‎(athlētḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧tle‧ta

Noun

atleta m f (plural atletas)

1. athlete

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Croatia): àtlēt

Noun

atleta m ‎(Cyrillic spelling атлета)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia, historical) fighter (in ancient Greek Olympics)
2. (Bosnia, Serbia) a bodybuilding competition winner
3. (Bosnia, Serbia) a strongman, athletic person

Coordinate terms

• sportaš (Croatia), sportista

References

• “atleta” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής ‎(athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω ‎(athléō, “I compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον ‎(âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος ‎(âthlos, “competition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈtle.ta/

Noun

atleta m, f ‎(plural atletas)

1. athlete (competitor in a sport)
2. a physically fit person

Derived terms

• atletismo m
• pie de atleta m

Related terms

• atlético