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Yiddish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek γυμναστική (gumnastikḗ). Compare German Gymnastik.
Pronunciation
Noun
גימנאַסטיק • (gimnastik) f
- gymnastics
- exercise
- Synonyms: געניטונג (genitung), גימנאַסטישע געניטונג (gimnastishe genitung)
- physical education, PE
- Synonym: פֿיזקולטור (fizkultur)
- (US) gym (class subject)
- Synonyms: אַטלעטיק (atletik), פֿיזקולטור (fizkultur)
- calisthenics
- Synonyms: קאַליסטעניק (kalistenik), געניטונגען (genitungen)
References
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “gymnastics”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN