atlético

Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “competitor, athlete”).

atlético (feminine atlética, masculine plural atléticos, feminine plural atléticas)

1. athletic (relating to athletes or athletics)
2. athletic (having a muscular, well developed body)

• atleticamente

• atleta

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

• athletico (superseded)

Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs) + -ικός (-ikós). By surface analysis, atleta +‎ -ico.

• Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃiku, -ɛtiku
• Hyphenation: a‧tlé‧ti‧co

atlético (feminine atlética, masculine plural atléticos, feminine plural atléticas)

1. athletic (relating to athletes or athletics)
2. athletic (physically active)
3. athletic (having a muscular, well developed body)

• “atlético”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “atlético”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “atlético”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “atlético”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Borrowed from Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός (athlētikós), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs, “competitor, athlete”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈtletiko/ [aˈt̪le.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -etiko
• Syllabification: a‧tlé‧ti‧co

atlético (feminine atlética, masculine plural atléticos, feminine plural atléticas)

1. athletic (relating to athletes or athletics)
2. athletic (having a muscular, well developed body)

• “atlético”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024