calistenia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) +‎ Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.lis.teˈni.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.liʃ.teˈni.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.lis.teˈni.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.liʃ.tɨˈni.ɐ/

Hyphenation: ca‧lis‧te‧ni‧a

Noun

calistenia f (uncountable)

calisthenics (gymnastic exercises)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English calisthenics, from Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalisˈtenja/ [ka.lisˈt̪e.nja]
Rhymes: -enja
Syllabification: ca‧lis‧te‧nia

Noun

calistenia f (uncountable)

calisthenics (gymnastic exercises)

Further reading

“calistenia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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