ἀθλητικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, athlete) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix).

    Pronunciation

     

    Adjective

    ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētikósm (feminine ᾱ̓θλητῐκή, neuter ᾱ̓θλητῐκόν); first/second declension

    1. of or for an athlete, athletic

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • Greek: αθλητικός (athlitikós)
    • Latin: āthlēticus (see there for further descendants)

    References

    ἀθλητικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press