# bodybuilding
## English
### Alternative forms

* body-building

### Etymology

From body +‎ building.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒdibɪldɪŋ
* Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧build‧ing

### Noun

bodybuilding (uncountable)
* A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
** 1974, Charles Gaines, George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 7:Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
* (dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
** 2006 — Larry Scott (interview), Iron Man 65(5): 258
    "In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights."

#### Derived terms

* powerbuilding

#### Related terms

* bodybuilder

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: bodybuilding, bodaus
* → Finnish: kehonrakennus (calque)

#### Translations
### Further reading

* bodybuilding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* bodybuilding on Wikiversity.Wikiversity

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English bodybuilding.

### Noun

bodybuilding c (singular definite bodybuildingen, not used in plural form)
* bodybuilding

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English bodybuilding.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧buil‧ding

### Noun

bodybuilding n (uncountable)
* bodybuilding

#### Related terms

* bodybuilder
* bodybuildster

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑdiˌbildiŋ/, [ˈbɑ̝diˌbildiŋ]
* IPA: /ˈbodiˌbildiŋ/, [ˈbo̞diˌbildiŋ]
* Rhymes: -ildiŋ

### Noun

bodybuilding
* bodybuilding
    Synonyms: bodaus, kehonrakennus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of bodybuilding (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bodybuildingini
bodybuildingini
accusative
nom.
bodybuildingini
bodybuildingini
gen.
bodybuildingini
genitive
bodybuildingini
bodybuildingieni
partitive
bodybuildingiäni
bodybuildingejäni
inessive
bodybuildingissäni
bodybuildingeissäni
elative
bodybuildingistäni
bodybuildingeistäni
illative
bodybuildingiini
bodybuildingeihini
adessive
bodybuildingilläni
bodybuildingeilläni
ablative
bodybuildingiltäni
bodybuildingeiltäni
allative
bodybuildingilleni
bodybuildingeilleni
essive
bodybuildinginäni
bodybuildingeinäni
translative
bodybuildingikseni
bodybuildingeikseni
abessive
bodybuildingittäni
bodybuildingeittäni
instructive
comitative
—bodybuildingeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bodybuildingisi
bodybuildingisi
accusative
nom.
bodybuildingisi
bodybuildingisi
gen.
bodybuildingisi
genitive
bodybuildingisi
bodybuildingiesi
partitive
bodybuildingiäsi
bodybuildingejäsi
inessive
bodybuildingissäsi
bodybuildingeissäsi
elative
bodybuildingistäsi
bodybuildingeistäsi
illative
bodybuildingiisi
bodybuildingeihisi
adessive
bodybuildingilläsi
bodybuildingeilläsi
ablative
bodybuildingiltäsi
bodybuildingeiltäsi
allative
bodybuildingillesi
bodybuildingeillesi
essive
bodybuildinginäsi
bodybuildingeinäsi
translative
bodybuildingiksesi
bodybuildingeiksesi
abessive
bodybuildingittäsi
bodybuildingeittäsi
instructive
comitative
—bodybuildingeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bodybuildingimme
bodybuildingimme
accusative
nom.
bodybuildingimme
bodybuildingimme
gen.
bodybuildingimme
genitive
bodybuildingimme
bodybuildingiemme
partitive
bodybuildingiämme
bodybuildingejämme
inessive
bodybuildingissämme
bodybuildingeissämme
elative
bodybuildingistämme
bodybuildingeistämme
illative
bodybuildingiimme
bodybuildingeihimme
adessive
bodybuildingillämme
bodybuildingeillämme
ablative
bodybuildingiltämme
bodybuildingeiltämme
allative
bodybuildingillemme
bodybuildingeillemme
essive
bodybuildinginämme
bodybuildingeinämme
translative
bodybuildingiksemme
bodybuildingeiksemme
abessive
bodybuildingittämme
bodybuildingeittämme
instructive
comitative
—bodybuildingeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bodybuildinginne
bodybuildinginne
accusative
nom.
bodybuildinginne
bodybuildinginne
gen.
bodybuildinginne
genitive
bodybuildinginne
bodybuildingienne
partitive
bodybuildingiänne
bodybuildingejänne
inessive
bodybuildingissänne
bodybuildingeissänne
elative
bodybuildingistänne
bodybuildingeistänne
illative
bodybuildingiinne
bodybuildingeihinne
adessive
bodybuildingillänne
bodybuildingeillänne
ablative
bodybuildingiltänne
bodybuildingeiltänne
allative
bodybuildingillenne
bodybuildingeillenne
essive
bodybuildinginänne
bodybuildingeinänne
translative
bodybuildingiksenne
bodybuildingeiksenne
abessive
bodybuildingittänne
bodybuildingeittänne
instructive
comitative
—bodybuildingeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bodybuildinginsä
bodybuildinginsä
accusative
nom.
bodybuildinginsä
bodybuildinginsä
gen.
bodybuildinginsä
genitive
bodybuildinginsä
bodybuildingiensä
partitive
bodybuildingiään bodybuildingiänsä
bodybuildingejään bodybuildingejänsä
inessive
bodybuildingissään bodybuildingissänsä
bodybuildingeissään bodybuildingeissänsä
elative
bodybuildingistään bodybuildingistänsä
bodybuildingeistään bodybuildingeistänsä
illative
bodybuildingiinsä
bodybuildingeihinsä
adessive
bodybuildingillään bodybuildingillänsä
bodybuildingeillään bodybuildingeillänsä
ablative
bodybuildingiltään bodybuildingiltänsä
bodybuildingeiltään bodybuildingeiltänsä
allative
bodybuildingilleen bodybuildingillensä
bodybuildingeilleen bodybuildingeillensä
essive
bodybuildinginään bodybuildinginänsä
bodybuildingeinään bodybuildingeinänsä
translative
bodybuildingikseen bodybuildingiksensä
bodybuildingeikseen bodybuildingeiksensä
abessive
bodybuildingittään bodybuildingittänsä
bodybuildingeittään bodybuildingeittänsä
instructive
comitative
—bodybuildingeineen bodybuildingeinensä :

### Further reading

* “bodybuilding”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

## French
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔ.di.bil.diŋ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bodybuilding m (plural bodybuildings)
* bodybuilding
    Synonym: culturisme

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiw.d͡ʒĩ/ [ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiʊ̯.d͡ʒĩ]
* Rhymes: -iwdĩ
* Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧buil‧ding

### Noun

bodybuilding m or f by sense (invariable)
* (Brazil) bodybuilding
    Synonyms: (Brazil) fisiculturismo, (Portugal) culturismo

#### Related terms

* bodybuilder

## Swedish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

### Noun

bodybuilding c
* bodybuilding

#### Related terms

* bodybuilder

#### See also

* kroppsbyggare
* muskelknutte
* styrketräning