aerobic
See also: Aerobic, aeròbic, aérobic, and aeróbic
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
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/
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Adjective
aerobic (not comparable)
- Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
- Antonym: anaerobic
- Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
- Of or relating to aerobics.
Related terms
- aerobe
- aerobics
- anaerobic
Translations
living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen
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involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body
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of or relating to aerobics
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Anagrams
- Arecibo
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English aerobics.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑerobic/, [ˈɑe̞ˌro̞bic]
- Rhymes: -obic
- Syllabification(key): a‧e‧ro‧bic
Noun
aerobic
- aerobics
Declension
Inflection of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
instructive | — | aerobicein | |
abessive | aerobicitta | aerobiceitta | |
comitative | — | aerobiceineen |
Possessive forms of aerobic (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | aerobicini | aerobicimme |
2nd person | aerobicisi | aerobicinne |
3rd person | aerobicinsa |
Romanian
Etymology
From French aérobique.
Adjective
aerobic m or n (feminine singular aerobică, masculine plural aerobici, feminine and neuter plural aerobice)
- aerobic
Declension
Declension of aerobic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | aerobic | aerobică | aerobici | aerobice | ||
definite | aerobicul | aerobica | aerobicii | aerobicele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | aerobic | aerobice | aerobici | aerobice | ||
definite | aerobicului | aerobicei | aerobicilor | aerobicelor |
Spanish
Noun
aerobic m (plural aerobics)
- Alternative spelling of aeróbic
Further reading
- “aerobic”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014