Pilates

See also: pilates and pilâtes

English

Etymology

Named after German physical trainer Joseph Pilates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/

• Audio (US); [pʰəˈɫäɾiz̥]:

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Noun

Pilates (uncountable)

1. A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.
   • 2014 April 14, Matt Cleary, “What do Australia's cricketers do on holiday?”, in ESPNcricinfo‎^[1], retrieved 21 July 2015:

     "Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla."

Synonyms

• Contrology

Derived terms

• Yogalates

Translations

physical fitness system

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 普拉提 (zh) (pǔlātí), 彼拉提斯 (bǐlātísī)

• Finnish: pilates (fi)
• French: Pilates (fr)
• Hindi: पिलाटीज़ (pilāṭīz)
• Japanese: ピラティス (piratisu)
• Korean: 필라테스 (pillateseu)
• Polish: pilates (pl) m
• Portuguese: pilates m
• Spanish: pilates (es) m
• Swedish: pilates (sv) c

Anagrams

• aplites, pasteli, platies, psilate, talipes

French

Noun

Pilates m (uncountable)

1. Pilates

German

Etymology

Probably a variant of Pilatus, which occurs as an (also rare, but slightly more common) surname.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈlaːtəs/, (seldom also) /piˈlaːteːs/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Pilates n (strong, genitive Pilates, no plural)

1. Pilates (fitness system)

Proper noun

Pilates m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Pilates' or (with an article) Pilates, plural Pilates)

1. a surname of rare usage