ginásio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. Compare Catalan gimnàs, French gymnase, Italian ginnasio, Spanish gimnasio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈna.zi.u/ [ʒiˈna.zɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʒiˈna.zju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈna.zi.o/ [ʒiˈna.zɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ʒiˈna.zjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈna.zju/

Hyphenation: gi‧ná‧si‧o

Noun

ginásio m (plural ginásios)

Usage notes

In Brazil, ginásio is only used for a sports gymasium, not a training gym.

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