somersault en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsʌməˌsɒlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsʌmɚˌsɔlt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsʌmɚˌsɑlt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈsʊməˌsɒlt/ (Northern-England)
Etymology
From French sombresault (now obsolete, compare French sursaut, soubresaut), from Old Occitan sobresalt, from sobre- (“over, above”) + salt (“jump”), from Latin suprā (“over”) + saltus (“jump”). Doublet of soubresaut. Cognate with Spanish sobresaltar (“to spook, startle”) and Portuguese sobressaltar (“to spook, scare, jump over”).
Meanings
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Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
Near-synonym: backflip
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| summersault | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| somersaults | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| somerset | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
summy · somersault signal · moonsault · back somersault · somersaulter · front somersault
Hypernyms
Relateds
desultory · saltatory · salient
Synonyms
Translations (88)
lv kūlenis (the act of going head over heels) · gl viravolta (the act of going head over heels) · mi pōteketeke (the act of going head over heels) · fr saut périlleux (the act of going head over heels) · ka მიწაზე გადატრიალება (the act of going head over heels) · de Überschlag (the act of going head over heels) · sk kotrmelec (the act of going head over heels) · cs kotrmelec (the act of going head over heels) · pl przewrót (the act of going head over heels) · ja 宙返り (the act of going head over heels) · de Kopsibolter (the act of going head over heels) · sh salto (the act of going head over heels) · ko 공중제비 (the act of going head over heels) · mt kukrumbajsa (the act of going head over heels) · nn saltomortale (the act of going head over heels) · mi pōtēteke (the act of going head over heels) · ka მალაყი (the act of going head over heels) · ka გადატრიალება (the act of going head over heels) · mi turupeke (the act of going head over heels) · ru са́льто (the act of going head over heels) · nn salto (the act of going head over heels) · bg салто (the act of going head over heels) · ga aer-rothlú (the act of going head over heels) · cs salto (the act of going head over heels) · nb salto (the act of going head over heels) · es voltereta (the act of going head over heels) · hu bukfenc (the act of going head over heels) · rup tumbã (the act of going head over heels) · tr perende (the act of going head over heels) · uk пере́кид (the act of going head over heels) · ru кувыро́к (the act of going head over heels) · sv kullerbytta (the act of going head over heels) · gd car a' mhuiltein (the act of going head over heels) · uk пере́верт (the act of going head over heels) · kk сальто (the act of going head over heels) · gl pinchacarneiro (the act of going head over heels) · uk са́льто (the act of going head over heels) · sk kotúľ (the act of going head over heels) · he גִּלְגּוּל (the act of going head over heels) · ca tombarella (the act of going head over heels) · fi voltti (the act of going head over heels) · sw kichwangomba (the act of going head over heels) · es volatín (the act of going head over heels) · et kukerpall (the act of going head over heels) · nb saltomortale (the act of going head over heels) · pt cambalhota (the act of going head over heels) · mk салто (the act of going head over heels) · is kollhnís (the act of going head over heels) · ka ჰაერში გადატრიალება (the act of going head over heels) · ro rostogolire (the act of going head over heels) · cmn 筋斗 (the act of going head over heels) · cy trosben (the act of going head over heels) · fr galipette (the act of going head over heels) · fr salto (the act of going head over heels) · ltg kiuliņs (the act of going head over heels) · el τούμπα (the act of going head over heels) · gl pinchagato (the act of going head over heels) · pt salto mortal (the act of going head over heels) · is heljarstökk (the act of going head over heels) · io kulbuto (the act of going head over heels) · el κυβίστηση (the act of going head over heels) · pl salto (the act of going head over heels) · da saltomortale (the act of going head over heels) · he סַלְטָה (the act of going head over heels) · ka სალტო (the act of going head over heels) · pl koziołek (the act of going head over heels) · nl salto (the act of going head over heels) · hu szaltó (the act of going head over heels) · et salto (the act of going head over heels) · it capriola (the act of going head over heels) · gl pirueta (the act of going head over heels) · ka გადაკოტრიალება (the act of going head over heels) · vi nhào lộn (the act of going head over heels) · ru кульби́т (the act of going head over heels) · vi lộn (the act of going head over heels) · de Salto (the act of going head over heels) · de Purzelbaum (the act of going head over heels) · id salto (the act of going head over heels) · ro tumbă (the act of going head over heels) · tl balintong (the act of going head over heels) · cmn 跟頭 /跟头 (the act of going head over heels) · arz شقلباز (the act of going head over heels) · gl chumbalagato (the act of going head over heels) · sk salto (the act of going head over heels) · cy tin-dros-ben (the act of going head over heels) · mk премет (the act of going head over heels) · es salto mortal (the act of going head over heels) · gl reviravolta (the act of going head over heels)