atlético

See also: atletico and Atlético

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “competitor, athlete”).

Adjective

atlético (feminine atlética, masculine plural atléticos, feminine plural atléticas)

1. athletic (relating to athletes or athletics)
2. athletic (having a muscular, well developed body)

Derived terms

• atleticamente

Related terms

• atleta

Further reading

• “atlético”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• athletico (superseded)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.

Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon)

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλέω (āthléō)

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der.

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor.

Latin āthlēticuslbor.

Portuguese atlético

Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs) + -ικός (-ikós). By surface analysis, atleta +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtlɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtlɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtlɛ.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtlɛ.ti.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃiku, -ɛtiku
• Hyphenation: a‧tlé‧ti‧co

Adjective

atlético (feminine atlética, masculine plural atléticos, feminine plural atléticas)

1. athletic (relating to athletes or athletics)
2. athletic (physically active)
3. athletic (having a muscular, well developed body)

References

• “atlético”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “atlético”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “atlético”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “atlético”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “competitor, athlete”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtletiko/ [aˈt̪le.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -etiko
• Syllabification: a‧tlé‧ti‧co

Adjective

atlético (feminine atlética, masculine plural atléticos, feminine plural atléticas)

1. athletic (relating to athletes or athletics)
2. athletic (having a muscular, well developed body)

Derived terms

• atléticamente
• atleticismo
• marcha atlética

Related terms

• atleta

Further reading

• “atlético”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10