aerobic

See also: Aerobic and aérobic

English

Alternative forms

• aërobic

Etymology

From French aérobie, coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈɹoʊbɪk/, /əˈɹoʊbɪk/

Adjective

aerobic (not comparable)

1. Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.

   Antonym: anaerobic

2. Involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body e.g. aerobic exercise.
3. Of or relating to aerobics.

Related terms

• aerobe
• aerobics
• anaerobic

Translations

living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen

• Catalan: aeròbic (ca)
• Dutch: aeroob (nl)
• Finnish: aerobinen (fi)
• French: aérobique (fr)
• Greek: αερόβιος (el) (aeróvios)
• Hungarian: aerob
• Irish: aeróbach
• Italian: aerobico (it) m
• Japanese: 好気性
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• Portuguese: aeróbico (pt)
• Romanian: aerobic (ro)
• Russian: аэро́бный (ru) (aeróbnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̏еро̄бан

  Roman: ȁerōban (sh)

• Spanish: aeróbico (es) m
• Swedish: aerobisk

involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body

• Catalan: aeròbic (ca)
• Dutch: aeroob (nl)
• Esperanto: earobia
• Finnish: aerobinen (fi)
• French: aérobique (fr)
• German: aerob (de)
• Irish: aeróbach
• Italian: aerobico (it) m
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• Portuguese: aeróbico (pt)
• Romanian: aerobic (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̏еро̄бан

  Roman: ȁerōban (sh)

• Spanish: aeróbico (es) m
• Swedish: aerobisk

of or relating to aerobics

• Catalan: aeròbic (ca)
• French: aérobique (fr)
• Greek: αεροβικός (aerovikós)
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• Irish: aeróbach
• Spanish: aeróbico (es)

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Finnish

Etymology

From English aerobics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑerobikːi/, [ˈɑ̝e̞ro̞ˌbikːi]

Noun

aerobic

1. aerobics

Declension

Inflection of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		aerobic	aerobicit
genitive		aerobicin	aerobicien
partitive		aerobicia	aerobiceja
illative		aerobiciin	aerobiceihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aerobic	aerobicit
accusative	nom.	aerobic	aerobicit
	gen.	aerobicin
genitive		aerobicin	aerobicien
partitive		aerobicia	aerobiceja
inessive		aerobicissa	aerobiceissa
elative		aerobicista	aerobiceista
illative		aerobiciin	aerobiceihin
adessive		aerobicilla	aerobiceilla
ablative		aerobicilta	aerobiceilta
allative		aerobicille	aerobiceille
essive		aerobicina	aerobiceina
translative		aerobiciksi	aerobiceiksi
abessive		aerobicitta	aerobiceitta
instructive		—	aerobicein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aerobicini aerobicini accusative nom. aerobicini aerobicini gen. aerobicini genitive aerobicini aerobicieni partitive aerobiciani aerobicejani inessive aerobicissani aerobiceissani elative aerobicistani aerobiceistani illative aerobiciini aerobiceihini adessive aerobicillani aerobiceillani ablative aerobiciltani aerobiceiltani allative aerobicilleni aerobiceilleni essive aerobicinani aerobiceinani translative aerobicikseni aerobiceikseni abessive aerobicittani aerobiceittani instructive — — comitative — aerobiceineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aerobicisi aerobicisi accusative nom. aerobicisi aerobicisi gen. aerobicisi genitive aerobicisi aerobiciesi partitive aerobiciasi aerobicejasi inessive aerobicissasi aerobiceissasi elative aerobicistasi aerobiceistasi illative aerobiciisi aerobiceihisi adessive aerobicillasi aerobiceillasi ablative aerobiciltasi aerobiceiltasi allative aerobicillesi aerobiceillesi essive aerobicinasi aerobiceinasi translative aerobiciksesi aerobiceiksesi abessive aerobicittasi aerobiceittasi instructive — — comitative — aerobiceinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aerobicimme aerobicimme accusative nom. aerobicimme aerobicimme gen. aerobicimme genitive aerobicimme aerobiciemme partitive aerobiciamme aerobicejamme inessive aerobicissamme aerobiceissamme elative aerobicistamme aerobiceistamme illative aerobiciimme aerobiceihimme adessive aerobicillamme aerobiceillamme ablative aerobiciltamme aerobiceiltamme allative aerobicillemme aerobiceillemme essive aerobicinamme aerobiceinamme translative aerobiciksemme aerobiceiksemme abessive aerobicittamme aerobiceittamme instructive — — comitative — aerobiceinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aerobicinne aerobicinne accusative nom. aerobicinne aerobicinne gen. aerobicinne genitive aerobicinne aerobicienne partitive aerobicianne aerobicejanne inessive aerobicissanne aerobiceissanne elative aerobicistanne aerobiceistanne illative aerobiciinne aerobiceihinne adessive aerobicillanne aerobiceillanne ablative aerobiciltanne aerobiceiltanne allative aerobicillenne aerobiceillenne essive aerobicinanne aerobiceinanne translative aerobiciksenne aerobiceiksenne abessive aerobicittanne aerobiceittanne instructive — — comitative — aerobiceinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aerobicinsa aerobicinsa accusative nom. aerobicinsa aerobicinsa gen. aerobicinsa genitive aerobicinsa aerobiciensa partitive aerobiciaan aerobiciansa aerobicejaan aerobicejansa inessive aerobicissaan aerobicissansa aerobiceissaan aerobiceissansa elative aerobicistaan aerobicistansa aerobiceistaan aerobiceistansa illative aerobiciinsa aerobiceihinsa adessive aerobicillaan aerobicillansa aerobiceillaan aerobiceillansa ablative aerobiciltaan aerobiciltansa aerobiceiltaan aerobiceiltansa allative aerobicilleen aerobicillensa aerobiceilleen aerobiceillensa essive aerobicinaan aerobicinansa aerobiceinaan aerobiceinansa translative aerobicikseen aerobiciksensa aerobiceikseen aerobiceiksensa abessive aerobicittaan aerobicittansa aerobiceittaan aerobiceittansa instructive — — comitative — aerobiceineen aerobiceinensa

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Spanish

Noun

aerobic m (plural aerobics)

1. Alternative spelling of aeróbic

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