Complete Definition of "acrobat"

Image:AcrobatBelowBalloon.jpg|thumb|right|An acrobat.
see|Acrobat
English
Etymology
From F. acrobate, from Ancient Greek ακ�οβά�η� (akrobates) "walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft", from ακ�οβα�έ� (akrobateo) "to walk on tiptoe", from άκ�ον (akron) "highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak" + βα�ή� (bates) "one that treads or covers", an inflection of βαίν� (baino) "to walk, to step".

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�æk.ɹo.bæt/

Noun
en-noun
#An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination.

Translations

Albanian: akrobat
Arabic: ARchar|ب���ا�
Basque: akrobata
Bosnian: akrobata m
Czech: akrobat m
Danish: akrobat
Dutch: acrobaat m
Esperanto: akrobato
Finnish: akrobaatti
French: acrobate
German: Akrobat
Greek: ακ�οβά�η� (akrovates) m
Gujarati: �ળાબા�઼ (kal�b�z)
Hebrew: �����
Hindi: �लाबा�़ (kal�b�z)
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Korean: 곡�� (gokyesa)
Latin: petaurista, funámbulus
Marathi: ड��बार�
Persian: FAchar|ب�دباز (bandb�z)
Polish: akrobata m
Portuguese: acrobata
Romanian: acrobat
Sanskrit: �ाया��व� (j�y�jīva<u>h</u>)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ак�оба�а m
:Roman: akrobata m
Slovak: akrobat m
Slovene: akrobat m
Spanish: acróbata
Turkish: akrobat, cambaz

Category:Greek derivations

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