atleta

Noun

atleta m, f (plural atletes)

1. athlete

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əlˈlə.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əlˈlɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /alˈle.ta/

Noun

atleta m, f (plural atletes)

1. athlete

Etymology

From Spanish atleta (“athlete”).

Noun

atleta

1. athlete

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈleta/
• Hyphenation: at‧le‧ta
• Rhymes: -eta

Adjective

atleta (accusative singular atletan, plural atletaj, accusative plural atletajn)

1. athletic

Etymology

From Latin āthlēta.

Noun

atleta m, f (plural atletas)

1. athlete

Etymology

From Latin athleta (“athlete”).

Noun

atleta m, f (masculine plural atleti, feminine plural atlete)

1. (sports) athlete

Anagrams

• aletta, lattea

Etymology

From Latin athleta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈtlɛ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧tle‧ta

Noun

atleta m, f (plural atletas)

1. athlete

Alternative forms

• (Croatia): àtlēt

Noun

atleta m (Cyrillic spelling атлета)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia, historical) fighter (in ancient Greek Olympics)
2. (Bosnia, Serbia) a bodybuilding competition winner
3. (Bosnia, Serbia) a strongman, athletic person

References

• “atleta” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

From Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “I compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtleta/, [aˈt̪let̪a]

Noun

atleta m, f (plural atletas)

1. athlete (competitor in a sport)
2. a physically fit person

Further reading

• “atleta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.