aerobics
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈɹəʊbɪks/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɹoʊbɪks/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊbɪks
- Hyphenation: aer‧o‧bics
Noun
aerobics (uncountable)
- A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
- Hypernym: cardio
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: аеро́бика (aeróbika)
- → Dutch: aerobics
- → Esperanto: aerobiko
- → Greek: αερόμπικ (aerómpik)
- → Spanish: aeróbic, aerobic
- → Swedish: aerobics
- → Welsh: aerobeg
Translations
exercise for cardiovascular fitness
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aerobics”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English aerobics.
Pronunciation
Noun
aerobics pl (plural only)
- aerobics (type of exercise to music)
Spanish
Noun
aerobics m pl
Swedish
Noun
aerobics c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | aerobics | aerobicss |
| definite | aerobicsen | aerobicsens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |