acrobatic

acrobatic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós
Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəňňō
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *égʷēn
Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)
Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs)bor.
French acrobateder.
English acrobat
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English acrobatic

    From acrobat + -ic.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    acrobatic (comparative more acrobatic, superlative most acrobatic)

    1. Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
    2. vigorously active (Can we add an example for this sense?)

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French acrobatique. By surface analysis, acrobat +‎ -ic.

    Adjective

    acrobatic m or n (feminine singular acrobatică, masculine plural acrobatici, feminine/neuter plural acrobatice)

    1. acrobatic

    Declension

    Declension of acrobatic
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative     		indefinite acrobatic acrobatică acrobatici acrobatice
    definite acrobaticul acrobatica acrobaticii acrobaticele
    genitive-
    dative     		indefinite acrobatic acrobatice acrobatici acrobatice
    definite acrobaticului acrobaticei acrobaticilor acrobaticelor
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