athleta
Interlingua
Noun
athleta (plural athletas)
- athlete
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aːtʰˈleː.ta/, [aːtʰˈɫeː.ta]
Noun
āthlēta m (genitive āthlētae); first declension
- wrestler, athlete
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | āthlēta | āthlētae |
| Genitive | āthlētae | āthlētārum |
| Dative | āthlētae | āthlētīs |
| Accusative | āthlētam | āthlētās |
| Ablative | āthlētā | āthlētīs |
| Vocative | āthlēta | āthlētae |
Descendants
- Czech: atlet (borrowed)
- Danish: atlet (borrowed)
- French: athlète
- German: Athlet (borrowed)
- Hungarian: atléta (borrowed)
- Italian: atleta
- Portuguese: atleta
- Spanish: atleta
References
- athleta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- athleta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- athleta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette