sportists

Latvian

Etymology

From sports (“sports”) +‎ -ists. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from some other European language. Compare Portuguese and Catalan esportista.

Pronunciation

Noun

sportists m (1st declension, feminine form: sportiste)

  1. sportsman, athlete (a man systematically engaged in sports)
    pirmās klases sportists ― top quality sportsman
    sportista veiklību ― a sportsman's agility
    ikviens sportists pirms cīņas saņem konkrētu uzdevumu ― every player (lit. sportsman) before the competition (= game, match) takes on a concrete task
    ir liela atšķirība starp muskuļu piepūli sportā un pat vissmagākā fiziskā darbā... sportista piepūle ir lielākoties īslaicīga, bet ļoti intensīva ― there is a big difference between effort in sports and the heaviest physical work... a sportsman's effort is mostly temporary, but very intense

Declension

Declension of sportists (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative sportists sportisti
genitive sportista sportistu
dative sportistam sportistiem
accusative sportistu sportistus
instrumental sportistu sportistiem
locative sportistā sportistos
vocative sportist sportisti

Synonyms

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