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γυμναστήριο
gym /ʝimnasˈtirio/
nounB1#1830 most common
Also: fitness center, training hall
Example sentences
Πάω στο γυμναστήριο.
I go to the gym.
Το γυμναστήριο είναι κοντά στο σπίτι μου.
The gym is near my house.
Πηγαίνω στο γυμναστήριο τρεις φορές την εβδομάδα.
I go to the gym three times a week.
Χθες πήγα στο γυμναστήριο και έκανα μία ώρα προπόνηση.
Yesterday I went to the gym and did an hour of training.
Το νέο γυμναστήριο της γειτονιάς διαθέτει σύγχρονα μηχανήματα και αίθουσα για ομαδικά μαθήματα.
The new neighborhood gym has modern machines and a room for group classes.
Αν και το γυμναστήριο ήταν γεμάτο κόσμο εκείνη την ώρα, κατάφερε να ολοκληρώσει την προπόνησή του χωρίς να περιμένει καθόλου στα μηχανήματα.
Although the gym was full of people at that time, he managed to finish his workout without waiting at all for the machines.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το γυμναστήριο | τα γυμναστήρια |
| Genitive | του γυμναστηρίου | των γυμναστηρίων |
| Accusative | το γυμναστήριο | τα γυμναστήρια |
| Vocative | γυμναστήριο | γυμναστήρια |
Word family
γυμνάζωto train, exercise
γυμναστήςtrainer, coach, gymnast (masc.)
γυμναστικήgymnastics, physical education
γυμνάσιοlower secondary school (grades 7-9 in Greece); historically, an ancient gymnasium
γυμνόςnakedEtymology
Γυμναστήριο comes from the verb γυμνάζω, meaning to train or exercise, joined to the suffix -τήριο, which marks a place where an action happens, as in εργαστήριο, workshop. Γυμνάζω itself derives from γυμνός, naked, because ancient Greek athletes trained and competed unclothed. The deeper origin of γυμνός is debated: some scholars link it to an Indo-European root for naked, while others, including Beekes, argue it may come from a pre-Greek substrate word instead.
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