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Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding
See also: bodybuilding and body-building
German
Noun
Bodybuilding n (genitive Bodybuildings, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Bodybuilding (uncountable)
| singular | |||
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| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Bodybuilding |
| genitive | eines | des | Bodybuildings |
| dative | einem | dem | Bodybuilding |
| accusative | ein | das | Bodybuilding |
Related terms
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
See also: Bodybuilding and body-building
English
Contestants at a bodybuilding competition.
Alternative forms
Noun
bodybuilding (uncountable)
- A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
- 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 7.
- Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
- 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 7.
- (dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
- 2006 — Larry Scott (interview), Iron Man 65(5): 258
- "In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights."
- 2006 — Larry Scott (interview), Iron Man 65(5): 258
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:bodybuilding.
Related terms
Translations
sport of muscle development
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work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowing from English bodybuilding.
Noun
bodybuilding c (singular definite bodybuildingen, not used in plural form)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowing from English bodybuilding.
Noun
bodybuilding n (uncountable)
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowing from English bodybuilding.
Noun
bodybuilding
Declension
| Inflection of bodybuilding (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bodybuilding | bodybuildingit | |
| genitive | bodybuildingin | bodybuildingien | |
| partitive | bodybuildingiä | bodybuildingejä | |
| illative | bodybuildingiin | bodybuildingeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | bodybuilding | bodybuildingit | |
| accusative | nom. | bodybuilding | bodybuildingit |
| gen. | bodybuildingin | ||
| genitive | bodybuildingin | bodybuildingien | |
| partitive | bodybuildingiä | bodybuildingejä | |
| inessive | bodybuildingissä | bodybuildingeissä | |
| elative | bodybuildingistä | bodybuildingeistä | |
| illative | bodybuildingiin | bodybuildingeihin | |
| adessive | bodybuildingillä | bodybuildingeillä | |
| ablative | bodybuildingiltä | bodybuildingeiltä | |
| allative | bodybuildingille | bodybuildingeille | |
| essive | bodybuildinginä | bodybuildingeinä | |
| translative | bodybuildingiksi | bodybuildingeiksi | |
| instructive | — | bodybuildingein | |
| abessive | bodybuildingittä | bodybuildingeittä | |
| comitative | — | bodybuildingeineen | |
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Borrowing from English bodybuilding.
Noun
bodybuilding m (plural bodybuildings)
Synonyms
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowing from English bodybuilding.
Noun
bodybuilding ?
Declension
Declension of bodybuilding
| uncountable | uncountable | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | bodybuilding | bodybuildingen | ||
| genitive | bodybuildings | bodybuildingens | ||
Related terms
See also
- kroppsbyggare
- muskelknutte
- styrketräning