lekkoatletyka

See also: lekkoatletyką

Polish

Etymology

From lekki +‎ -o- +‎ atletyka. The word lekki is used here as “light” and “heavy” athletics were once distinguished as two different sports disciplines. The light sports were all track and field disciplines, while the heavy ones consisted of weightlifting, wrestling, and, occasionally, boxing. Nowadays, this distinction is hardly ever made.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (prescriptive) /lɛk.kɔ.aˈtlɛ.tɘ.ka/, (colloquial) /lɛk.kɔ.a.tlɛˈtɘ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɘka, -ɘka
  • Syllabification: lek‧ko‧a‧tle‧ty‧ka

Noun

lekkoatletyka f (related adjective lekkoatletyczny)

  1. (athletics) athletics, track and field (group of athletic sports, consisting mainly of various kinds of running, jumping, and throwing, that take place on a track and an enclosed field)
    Synonym: lekka atletyka

Declension

Declension of lekkoatletyka
singular
nominative lekkoatletyka
genitive lekkoatletyki
dative lekkoatletyce
accusative lekkoatletykę
instrumental lekkoatletyką
locative lekkoatletyce
vocative lekkoatletyko
nouns

Further reading

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