# aerobic
## 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: /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/
* (US) IPA: /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/
** (US, colloquial) IPA: /əˈɹoʊ.bɪk/
** Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

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

* aerobically
* aerobicise
* aerobicize
* aerobicized
* aerobicwear
* aquaerobic
* dysaerobic
* exaerobic
* microaerobic
* nanoaerobic
* nonaerobic
* preaerobic
* semiaerobic
* subaerobic

#### Related terms

* aerobe
* aerobics
* anaerobic

#### Descendants

* → Welsh: aerobig

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Arecibo

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English aerobics.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑerobik/, [ˈɑ̝e̞ˌro̞bik]
* Rhymes: -obik

### Noun

aerobic
* aerobics

#### Declension

Possessive forms of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
aerobicini
aerobicini
accusative
nom.
aerobicini
aerobicini
gen.
aerobicini
genitive
aerobicini
aerobicieni
partitive
aerobiciani
aerobicejani
inessive
aerobicissani
aerobiceissani
elative
aerobicistani
aerobiceistani
illative
aerobiciini
aerobiceihini
adessive
aerobicillani
aerobiceillani
ablative
aerobiciltani
aerobiceiltani
allative
aerobicilleni
aerobiceilleni
essive
aerobicinani
aerobiceinani
translative
aerobicikseni
aerobiceikseni
abessive
aerobicittani
aerobiceittani
instructive
comitative
—aerobiceineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
aerobicisi
aerobicisi
accusative
nom.
aerobicisi
aerobicisi
gen.
aerobicisi
genitive
aerobicisi
aerobiciesi
partitive
aerobiciasi
aerobicejasi
inessive
aerobicissasi
aerobiceissasi
elative
aerobicistasi
aerobiceistasi
illative
aerobiciisi
aerobiceihisi
adessive
aerobicillasi
aerobiceillasi
ablative
aerobiciltasi
aerobiceiltasi
allative
aerobicillesi
aerobiceillesi
essive
aerobicinasi
aerobiceinasi
translative
aerobiciksesi
aerobiceiksesi
abessive
aerobicittasi
aerobiceittasi
instructive
comitative
—aerobiceinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
aerobicimme
aerobicimme
accusative
nom.
aerobicimme
aerobicimme
gen.
aerobicimme
genitive
aerobicimme
aerobiciemme
partitive
aerobiciamme
aerobicejamme
inessive
aerobicissamme
aerobiceissamme
elative
aerobicistamme
aerobiceistamme
illative
aerobiciimme
aerobiceihimme
adessive
aerobicillamme
aerobiceillamme
ablative
aerobiciltamme
aerobiceiltamme
allative
aerobicillemme
aerobiceillemme
essive
aerobicinamme
aerobiceinamme
translative
aerobiciksemme
aerobiceiksemme
abessive
aerobicittamme
aerobiceittamme
instructive
comitative
—aerobiceinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
aerobicinne
aerobicinne
accusative
nom.
aerobicinne
aerobicinne
gen.
aerobicinne
genitive
aerobicinne
aerobicienne
partitive
aerobicianne
aerobicejanne
inessive
aerobicissanne
aerobiceissanne
elative
aerobicistanne
aerobiceistanne
illative
aerobiciinne
aerobiceihinne
adessive
aerobicillanne
aerobiceillanne
ablative
aerobiciltanne
aerobiceiltanne
allative
aerobicillenne
aerobiceillenne
essive
aerobicinanne
aerobiceinanne
translative
aerobiciksenne
aerobiceiksenne
abessive
aerobicittanne
aerobiceittanne
instructive
comitative
—aerobiceinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
aerobicinsa
aerobicinsa
accusative
nom.
aerobicinsa
aerobicinsa
gen.
aerobicinsa
genitive
aerobicinsa
aerobiciensa
partitive
aerobiciaan aerobiciansa
aerobicejaan aerobicejansa
inessive
aerobicissaan aerobicissansa
aerobiceissaan aerobiceissansa
elative
aerobicistaan aerobicistansa
aerobiceistaan aerobiceistansa
illative
aerobiciinsa
aerobiceihinsa
adessive
aerobicillaan aerobicillansa
aerobiceillaan aerobiceillansa
ablative
aerobiciltaan aerobiciltansa
aerobiceiltaan aerobiceiltansa
allative
aerobicilleen aerobicillensa
aerobiceilleen aerobiceillensa
essive
aerobicinaan aerobicinansa
aerobiceinaan aerobiceinansa
translative
aerobicikseen aerobiciksensa
aerobiceikseen aerobiceiksensa
abessive
aerobicittaan aerobicittansa
aerobiceittaan aerobiceittansa
instructive
comitative
—aerobiceineen aerobiceinensa :

### Further reading

* “aerobic”, 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

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French aérobique.

### Adjective

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

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Noun

aerobic m (plural aerobics)
* Alternative form of aeróbic

### Further reading

* “aerobic”, 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