gymnastics

== English == === Etymology === From gymnastic: see -ics; from Latin gymnasticus, from Ancient Greek γυμναστικός (gumnastikós), from γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “athlete, gymnast”), from γῠμνᾰ́ζω (gŭmnắzō, “to train, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. By surface analysis, gymnast +‎ -ics. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/ === Noun === gymnastics (countable and uncountable, plural gymnastics) A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness. Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: dyimnastiks ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === gymnastics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia gymnastics on Wikiversity.Wikiversity