aerobic

See also: Aerobic, aeròbic, aérobic, and aeróbic

English

Alternative forms
  • aërobic

Etymology

From French aérobie, coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

aerobic (not comparable)

  1. Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
    Antonym: anaerobic
  2. Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
  3. Of or relating to aerobics.

Translations
involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aerobics.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑerobic/, [ˈɑe̞ˌro̞bic]
  • Rhymes: -obic
  • Syllabification(key): a‧e‧ro‧bic

Noun

aerobic

  1. aerobics

Declension
Inflection of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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
instructive — aerobicein
abessive aerobicitta aerobiceitta
comitative — aerobiceineen
Possessive forms of aerobic (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person aerobicini aerobicimme
2nd person aerobicisi aerobicinne
3rd person aerobicinsa

Romanian

Etymology

From French aérobique.

Adjective

aerobic m or n (feminine singular aerobică, masculine plural aerobici, feminine and neuter plural aerobice)

  1. aerobic

Declension
Declension of aerobic
singular plural
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

Noun

aerobic m (plural aerobics)

  1. Alternative spelling of aeróbic

Further reading
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