English Explanatory Dictionary

gymnasium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large room or building for indoor sports.
  2. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
  3. A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/ en-us-gymnasium.ogg

Word forms

gymnasium gymnasia gymnasiums

Etymology

From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.

Synonyms

gym grammar school prep school

Related words

gymnastics gymno- gymnasion

Derived words

gymnasial gymnatorium trainasium trimnasium

Translations

Armenian: գիմնազիա Azerbaijani: gimnaziya Basque: gimnasio Belarusian: гімнасты́чная за́ла Belarusian: спартза́ла Belarusian: трэнажо́рная за́ла Bulgarian: гимнасти́чески сало́н Catalan: gimnàs Chinese Cantonese: 健身室 Chinese Cantonese: gym房 Chinese Mandarin: 健身房 Czech: tělocvična Dutch: turnzaal Dutch: gymnastiekzaal Dutch: gymzaal Esperanto: gimnastikejo Finnish: liikuntasali Finnish: kuntosali French: gymnase French: salle de gymnastique French: salle de sport Galician: ximnasio German: Sporthalle German: Turnhalle German: Gymnastikraum German: Fitnessstudio German: Muckibude Greek: γυμναστήριο Ancient Greek: γυμνάσιον Hungarian: tornaterem Hungarian: tornacsarnok Icelandic: íþróttahús Icelandic: leikfimisalur Ido: gimnastikeyo Indonesian: gimnasium Irish: giomnáisiam Italian: palestra Japanese: 体育館 Khmer: កន្លែងហាត់ប្រាណ Korean: 체육관 Macedonian: гимнастичка сала Malay: gimnasium Māori: whare whakapakari Māori: whare whakapakari tinana Māori: whare korikori Navajo: biiʼndaʼaʼnéhé Norwegian Bokmål: gymnastikksal Norwegian Bokmål: gymsal Norwegian Bokmål: sportshall Norwegian Nynorsk: gymnastikksal Norwegian Nynorsk: gymsal Old English: pleġstōw Iranian Persian: وَرْزِشْگاه Iranian Persian: سالُنِ وَرْزِش Plautdietsch: Spälhaul Polish: siłownia Polish: sala gimnastyczna Portuguese: ginásio Portuguese: academia Romanian: sală de gimnastică Romanian: hală de gimnastică Russian: гимнасти́ческий зал Russian: спортза́л Russian: джим Russian: тренажёрный зал Scottish Gaelic: ionad-cleasachd
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