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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English athletics). Contains the suffix -iikka.
Pronunciation
Noun
atletiikka (dated)
- (sports) Those sports collectively which require great physical strength, such as weightlifting, wrestling, boxing, martial arts, bodybuilding.
Usage notes
- English athletics and Finnish atletiikka do not mean the same.
Declension
Synonyms
- voimailu (formerly understood to be synonymous, but now voimailu is often understood more narrowly to comprise only weightlifting and similar sports)
- voimaurheilu