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sportswoman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Old French porter Anglo-Norman desporterbor. Middle English disporten Middle English sporten English sport English -s English sports Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English sportswoman From sports + -woman.

Meanings

1. (UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.

Forms

Deriveds

sportswomanlike · sportswomanship

Relateds

sportsman

Translations (45)

cmn 女運動員 /女运动员 (woman who engages in sports) · sv idrottskvinna (woman who engages in sports) · ro sportivă (woman who engages in sports) · fi urheilija (woman who engages in sports) · pl sportsmenka (woman who engages in sports) · ru атле́тка (woman who engages in sports) · be спартсме́нка (woman who engages in sports) · sq sportiste (woman who engages in sports) · nb idrettskvinne (woman who engages in sports) · ar رِيَاضِيَّة (woman who engages in sports) · da idrætskvinde (woman who engages in sports) · fr sportive (woman who engages in sports) · ko 스포츠우먼 (woman who engages in sports) · sh спортисткиња (woman who engages in sports) · uk атле́тка (woman who engages in sports) · bg спорти́стка (woman who engages in sports) · ru спортсме́нка (woman who engages in sports) · bg атле́тка (woman who engages in sports) · hu sportolónő (woman who engages in sports) · uk спорто́вка (woman who engages in sports) · ja スポーツウーマン (woman who engages in sports) · it sportiva (woman who engages in sports) · pl atletka (woman who engages in sports) · sk športovkyňa (woman who engages in sports) · eo sportistino (woman who engages in sports) · uk спортсме́нка (woman who engages in sports) · da sportskvinde (woman who engages in sports) · lv sportiste (woman who engages in sports) · cmn 運動員 /运动员 (woman who engages in sports) · sl športnica (woman who engages in sports) · mk спорти́стка (woman who engages in sports) · nl sportvrouw (woman who engages in sports) · pt esportiva (woman who engages in sports) · sh sportiskinja (woman who engages in sports) · cs sportovkyně (woman who engages in sports) · arz رياضية (woman who engages in sports) · be спарто́ўка (woman who engages in sports) · is íþróttakona (woman who engages in sports) · fi urheilijatar (woman who engages in sports) · de Sportlerin (woman who engages in sports) · el αθλήτρια (woman who engages in sports) · rsk спортистка (woman who engages in sports) · be атле́тка (woman who engages in sports) · es deportista (woman who engages in sports) · lt sportininkė (woman who engages in sports)