# atleta
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

### Noun

atleta m or f (plural atletes)
* athlete

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əlˈlɛ.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əlˈle.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [adˈle.ta]

### Noun

atleta m or f by sense (plural atletes)
* athlete

#### Related terms

* atlètic
* atletisme

### Further reading

* “atleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “atleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “atleta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “atleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish atleta (“athlete”).

### Noun

atleta
* athlete

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /atˈleta/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: at‧le‧ta
* Rhymes: -eta

### Adjective

atleta (accusative singular atletan, plural atletaj, accusative plural atletajn)
* athletic

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

### Noun

atleta m or f (plural atletas)
* athlete

#### Related terms

* atlético
* atletismo

### Further reading

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

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈtlɛ.ta/
* Rhymes: -ɛta
* Hyphenation: a‧tlè‧ta

### Noun

atleta m or f by sense (masculine plural atleti, feminine plural atlete)
* (sports) athlete

#### Derived terms

* biatleta
* triatleta

#### Related terms

* atletica
* atletico

#### See also

* sportivo

### Further reading

* atleta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* aletta, lattea, telata

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈtlɛ.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛta
* Syllabification: a‧tle‧ta

### Noun

atleta m pers (female equivalent atletka)
* (dated) athlete (sportsman practising strength disciplines such as weightlifting or boxing)
* athlete (extremely physically fit or muscular person)
    Synonyms: atletyk, paker, mięśniak, osiłek

#### Derived terms

* atletyczny
* atletycznie
* atletyk
* atletyka
* lekkoatletyka

### Further reading

* atleta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* atleta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* ateleta (misspelling)

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ᾱ̓θλέω (āthléō) + -τής (-tḗs).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈtlɛ.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈtlɛ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈtlɛ.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈtlɛ.tɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
* Hyphenation: a‧tle‧ta

### Noun

atleta m or f by sense (plural atletas)
* athlete

#### Related terms

* atlético
* atletismo
* paratleta

### Further reading

* “atleta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* àtlēt (Croatia)

### Noun

atleta m (Cyrillic spelling атлета)
* (Bosnia, Serbia, historical) fighter (in ancient Greek Olympics)
* (Bosnia, Serbia) a bodybuilding competition winner
* (Bosnia, Serbia) a strongman, athletic person

#### Coordinate terms

* sportaš (Croatia), sportista

### References

* “atleta”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈtleta/ [aˈt̪le.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: a‧tle‧ta

### Noun

atleta m or f by sense (plural atletas)
* athlete (competitor in a sport)
* a physically fit person

#### Derived terms

* atletismo
* pie de atleta

#### Related terms

* atlético

#### Descendants

* → Chavacano: atleta

### Further reading

* “atleta”, 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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish atleta (“athlete”), from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔatˈleta/ [ʔɐt̪ˈl̪ɛː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: at‧le‧ta

### Noun

atleta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ)
* athlete
    Synonym: manlalaro

#### Related terms

* atletiko
* atletiks
* atletismo

### Further reading

* “atleta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “atleta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018