gymnasium
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
Inflected forms:
form: gymnasia
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: gymnasiums
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A large room or building for indoor sports.
pos: noun
tags: formal
gloss: A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonyms: grammar school, prep school
gloss: A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
pos: noun
tags: historical
Related words: gymnastics
gymno-
Derived words: gymnasial
gymnatorium
trainasium
trimnasium
Translations:
lang: Armenian
word: գիմնազիա
roman: gimnazia
lang: Azerbaijani
word: gimnaziya
lang: Basque
word: gimnasio
lang: Belarusian
word: гімнасты́чная за́ла
roman: himnastýčnaja zála
lang: Belarusian
word: спартза́ла
roman: spartzála
lang: Belarusian
word: трэнажо́рная за́ла
roman: trenažórnaja zála
lang: Bulgarian
word: гимнасти́чески сало́н
roman: gimnastíčeski salón
lang: Catalan
word: gimnàs
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 健身室
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: gym房
roman: zim¹ fong²
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 健身房
roman: jiànshēnfáng
lang: Czech
word: tělocvična
lang: Dutch
word: turnzaal
lang: Dutch
word: gymnastiekzaal
lang: Dutch
word: gymzaal
lang: Esperanto
word: gimnastikejo
lang: Finnish
word: liikuntasali
lang: Finnish
word: kuntosali
lang: French
word: gymnase
lang: French
word: salle de gymnastique
lang: French
word: salle de sport
lang: Galician
word: ximnasio
lang: German
word: Sporthalle
lang: German
word: Turnhalle
lang: German
word: Gymnastikraum
lang: German
word: Fitnessstudio
lang: German
word: Muckibude
lang: Greek
word: γυμναστήριο
roman: gymnastírio
lang: Ancient Greek
word: γυμνάσιον
roman: gumnásion
lang: Hungarian
word: tornaterem
lang: Hungarian
word: tornacsarnok
lang: Icelandic
word: íþróttahús
lang: Icelandic
word: leikfimisalur
lang: Ido
word: gimnastikeyo
lang: Indonesian
word: gimnasium
lang: Irish
word: giomnáisiam
lang: Italian
word: palestra
lang: Japanese
word: 体育館
roman: taiikukan
lang: Khmer
word: កន្លែងហាត់ប្រាណ
roman: kɑɑkɑnlaeng hatpraan
lang: Korean
word: 체육관
roman: cheyukgwan
lang: Macedonian
word: гимнастичка сала
roman: gimnastička sala
lang: Malay
word: gimnasium
lang: Māori
word: whare whakapakari
lang: Māori
word: whare whakapakari tinana
lang: Māori
word: whare korikori
lang: Navajo
word: biiʼndaʼaʼnéhé
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: gymnastikksal
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: gymsal
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: sportshall
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: gymnastikksal
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: gymsal
lang: Old English
word: pleġstōw
lang: Iranian Persian
word: وَرْزِشْگاه
roman: varzešgâh
lang: Iranian Persian
word: سالُنِ وَرْزِش
roman: sâlon-e varzeš
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Spälhaul
lang: Polish
word: siłownia
lang: Polish
word: sala gimnastyczna
lang: Portuguese
word: ginásio
lang: Portuguese
word: academia
lang: Romanian
word: sală de gimnastică
lang: Romanian
word: hală de gimnastică
lang: Russian
word: гимнасти́ческий зал
roman: gimnastíčeskij zal
lang: Russian
word: спортза́л
roman: sportzál
lang: Russian
word: джим
roman: džim
lang: Russian
word: тренажёрный зал
roman: trenažórnyj zal
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: ionad-cleasachd
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: гимнастичка сала
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: терета̀на
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: gimnastička sala
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: teretàna
lang: Slovak
word: telocvičňa
lang: Slovene
word: telovadnica
lang: Spanish
word: gimnasio
lang: Swedish
word: gymnastiksal
lang: Swedish
word: sporthall
lang: Turkish
word: spor salonu
lang: Turkish
word: jimnastik salonu
lang: Ukrainian
word: гімнасти́чний зал
roman: himnastýčnyj zal
lang: Ukrainian
word: спортза́л
roman: sportzál
lang: Ukrainian
word: тренаже́рний зал
roman: trenažérnyj zal
lang: Urdu
word: وَرْزِش گاہ
roman: varziś gāh
lang: Urdu
word: جِم
roman: jim
lang: Urdu
word: وَرْزِش خانَہ
roman: varziś xāna
lang: Urdu
word: جِم خانَہ
roman: jim xāna
lang: Vietnamese
word: thể dục
lang: Vietnamese
word: gym
lang: Volapük
word: turöp
lang: Welsh
word: campfa