atleta

See also: atléta

Asturian

Noun

atleta m or f (plural atletes)

1. athlete

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əlˈlə.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əlˈlɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /alˈle.ta/

Noun

atleta m or f (plural atletes)

1. athlete

Related terms

• atlètic
• atletisme

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish atleta (“athlete”).

Noun

atleta

1. athlete

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. athletic

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin āthlēta.

Noun

atleta m or f (plural atletas)

1. athlete

Related terms

• atlético
• atletismo

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin athleta (“athlete”).

Noun

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

1. (sports) athlete

Derived terms

Derived terms

• atletica
• atletico

• biatleta
• triatleta

See also

• sportivo

Anagrams

• aletta, lattea

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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

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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

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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): /aˈtleta/, [aˈt̪let̪a]

Noun

atleta m or f (plural atletas)

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

Usage notes

The noun atleta is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent and ending in a. The masculine articles and adjectives are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine articles and adjectives are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Derived terms

• atletismo
• pie de atleta

Related terms

• atlético

Further reading

• “atleta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.