gimnastyka

See also: gimnastyką

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /ɡimˈnas.tɨ.ka/
  • IPA(key): (colloquial; common in casual speech) /ɡim.nasˈtɨ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨka
  • Syllabification: gim‧nas‧ty‧ka

Etymology 1

Internationalism; compare English gymnastics, French gymnastique, German Gymnastik, ultimately from Ancient Greek γυμναστική (gumnastikḗ).

Noun

gimnastyka f (related adjective gimnastyczny)

  1. (gymnastics) gymnastics (movement exercises that are performed in order to be physically fitter)
  2. (sports) gymnastics (sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness)
  3. (education) physical education
    Synonyms: wuef, wychowanie fizyczne
  4. (education) gym (physical education class)
    Synonyms: wuef, wychowanie fizyczne
  5. (figurative) gymnastics (complex intellectual or artistic exercise)
  6. (figurative) gymnastics (set of movements whose performance requires physical fitness)
Declension
Derived terms
nouns
  • gimnastyczka
  • gimnastyk
  • gimnastyka artystyczna
  • gimnastyka korekcyjna
  • gimnastyka lecznicza
  • gimnastyka przyrządowa
  • gimnastyka sportowa
  • gimnastyka szwedzka
verb

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gimnastyka m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of gimnastyk

Further reading

  • gimnastyka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gimnastyka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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