contortionist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)ʃənɪst/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin contorqueō Latin contortus Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contortiōder. Middle French contortionder. English contortion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English contortionist From contortion + -ist.
Meanings
- An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions.
- One who twists words and phrases.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contortionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
contortionism · contortion · contort
Translations (31)
fr contorsionniste (acrobat) · ast contorsionista (acrobat) · ru челове́к-змея́ (acrobat) · it contorsionista (acrobat) · nl contorsioniste (acrobat) · de Kontorsionist (acrobat) · ca contorsionista (acrobat) · cmn 柔術演員 /柔术演员 (acrobat) · af slangmens (acrobat) · de Schlangenmensch (acrobat) · it uomo ragno (acrobat) · dz བཟོ་སྒྱུར་པ (acrobat) · cs hadí muž (acrobat) · ru конторсиони́стка (acrobat) · hu kígyóember (acrobat) · nl contorsionist (acrobat) · nl slangenmens (acrobat) · fi käärmeihminen (acrobat) · sv ormmänniska (acrobat) · gl contorsionista (acrobat) · ru конторсиони́ст (acrobat) · es contorsionista (acrobat) · tl kontorsiyonista (acrobat) · pt contorcionista (acrobat) · da slangemenneske (acrobat) · ro contorsionist (acrobat) · cs hadí žena (acrobat) · hu gumiember (acrobat) · pl kontorsjonista (acrobat) · pl kontorsjonistka (acrobat) · af lyfvlegter (acrobat)