different between gymnast vs dancer

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (gumnast?s, “trainer of athletes”), from ??????? (gumnáz?, “I train naked, exercise”), from ?????? (gumnós, “naked”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??m.næst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d??m.næst/, /?d??m.n?st/

Noun

gymnast (plural gymnasts)

1. One who performs gymnastics

Translations

Anagrams

• syntagm

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

gymnast m (plural gymnasten, diminutive gymnastje n, feminine gymnaste)

1. gymnast

Related terms

• gymnastiek

Swedish

Noun

gymnast c

1. gymnast

Declension

Related terms

• gymnastik
• gymnasticera
• gymnastiksal

See also

• gymnasist

English

Alternative forms

• dauncer, dawncer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??ns.?(?)/, /?dæns.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -??ns?(?), -ænse(?)

Noun

dancer (plural dancers)

1. A person who dances, usually as a job or profession.

   Synonym: stepper

2. (euphemistic) A stripper.

   Synonym: exotic dancer

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• dancing

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (dans?)

Translations

Anagrams

• Carden, ancred, cedarn, craned, nacred, narced

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dancier (“to dance”).

Verb

dancer

1. to dance

Conjugation

• As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

Verb

dancer

1. Alternative form of dancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.