Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) gymnasium (place for indoor sports)
- (Portugal, masculine) gym (sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise)
- (Brazil, masculine) secondary school
Concepts
upper secondary school
Synonyms
Ginásio
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒiˈna.zi.u/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. Compare Catalan gimnàs, French gymnase, Italian ginnasio, Spanish gimnasio.
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