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pugilism
English
Etymology
From Latin pugil (“fist”) +? -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790.
Pronunciation
- (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /?pju?d??l?z?m/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /?pju?d??l?z?m/
Noun
pugilism (countable and uncountable, plural pugilisms)
- Fighting with fists. [from 1791]
- Synonym: boxing
Related terms
References
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pugilist
English
Etymology
From Latin pugil (“boxer”) +? -ist, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *pew?-, *pew?- (“prick, punch”). Compare contemporary pugilism (“boxing”) (1791).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pju?.d??l?st/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pju(?).d??l?st/
Noun
pugilist (plural pugilists)
- One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [from 1790]
Derived terms
- pugilistic
Related terms
- pugilism
- pugnacious
Translations
References
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French pugiliste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?py.?i?l?st/
- Hyphenation: pu?gi?list
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
pugilist m (plural pugilisten, feminine pugiliste)
- pugilist, boxer, fistfighter
- Synonyms: bokser, vuistvechter
Derived terms
- pugiliste
- pugilistiek
- pugilistisch
Related terms
- pugilisme
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pugiliste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.d??i?list/
Noun
pugilist m (plural pugili?ti, feminine equivalent pugilist?)
- pugilist, boxer (participant in a boxing match)
Declension
Synonyms
- boxer
Related terms
- pugila
- pugilat
- pugilism
- pugilistic
- pugilistic?
References
- pugilist in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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