atletiikka

== Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English athletics). Contains the suffix -iikka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑtletiːkːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝t̪l̪e̞ˌt̪iːkːɑ̝] Rhymes: -iːkːɑ Syllabification(key): at‧le‧tiik‧ka Hyphenation(key): at‧le‧tiik‧ka === Noun === atletiikka (dated) (sports) Those sports collectively which require great physical strength, such as weightlifting, wrestling, boxing, martial arts, bodybuilding. ==== Usage notes ==== English athletics and Finnish atletiikka do not mean the same. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== voimailu (formerly understood to be synonymous, but now voimailu is often understood more narrowly to comprise only weightlifting and similar sports) voimaurheilu