aerobic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French aérobie, coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aerobic (not comparable)
- Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
- Antonym: anaerobic
- Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
- Of or relating to aerobics.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Welsh: aerobig
Translations edit
living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen
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involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body
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of or relating to aerobics
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English aerobics.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aerobic
Declension edit
Inflection of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | aerobic | aerobicit | ||
genitive | aerobicin | aerobicien | ||
partitive | aerobicia | aerobiceja | ||
illative | aerobiciin | aerobiceihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | aerobic | aerobicit | ||
accusative | nom. | aerobic | aerobicit | |
gen. | aerobicin | |||
genitive | aerobicin | aerobicien | ||
partitive | aerobicia | aerobiceja | ||
inessive | aerobicissa | aerobiceissa | ||
elative | aerobicista | aerobiceista | ||
illative | aerobiciin | aerobiceihin | ||
adessive | aerobicilla | aerobiceilla | ||
ablative | aerobicilta | aerobiceilta | ||
allative | aerobicille | aerobiceille | ||
essive | aerobicina | aerobiceina | ||
translative | aerobiciksi | aerobiceiksi | ||
abessive | aerobicitta | aerobiceitta | ||
instructive | — | aerobicein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “aerobic”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French aérobique.
Adjective edit
aerobic m or n (feminine singular aerobică, masculine plural aerobici, feminine and neuter plural aerobice)
Declension edit
Declension of aerobic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | aerobic | aerobică | aerobici | aerobice | ||
definite | aerobicul | aerobica | aerobicii | aerobicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | aerobic | aerobice | aerobici | aerobice | ||
definite | aerobicului | aerobicei | aerobicilor | aerobicelor |
Spanish edit
Noun edit
aerobic m (plural aerobics)
- Alternative form of aeróbic
Further reading edit
- “aerobic”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014