aerobic

See also: Aerobic, aeròbic, aérobic, and aeróbic

English

Alternative forms

• aërobic

Etymology

From French aérobie, coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/
  • (US, colloquial) IPA^(key): /əˈɹoʊ.bɪk/

  • Audio (US):

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Adjective

aerobic (not comparable)

1. Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.

   Antonym: anaerobic

   The bacteria require an aerobic environment to grow.

2. Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
3. Of or relating to aerobics.

   She does aerobic exercise three times a week.

   He joined an aerobic fitness class at the gym.

Derived terms

• aerobically
• aerobicise
• aerobicize
• aerobicized
• aerobicwear
• aquaerobic
• dysaerobic
• exaerobic
• microaerobic
• nanoaerobic
• nonaerobic
• preaerobic
• semiaerobic
• subaerobic

Related terms

• aerobe
• aerobics
• anaerobic

Descendants

• → Welsh: aerobig

Translations

living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen

• Catalan: aeròbic (ca)
• Dutch: aeroob (nl)
• Finnish: aerobinen (fi), happihakuinen (fi)
• French: aérobique (fr)
• German: aerob (de)
• Greek: αερόβιος (el) (aeróvios)
• Hungarian: aerob (hu)
• Irish: aeróbach
• Italian: aerobico (it) m
• Japanese: 好気性
• Kazakh: аэробты (aerobtı), аэробтық (aerobtıq)
• Polish: aerobowy (pl)
• Portuguese: aeróbico (pt)
• Romanian: aerobic (ro)
• Russian: аэро́бный (ru) (aeróbnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̏еро̄бан

  Latin: ȁerōban (sh)

• Spanish: aeróbico (es)
• Swedish: aerob (sv)
• Welsh: aerobig (cy)

involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body

• Catalan: aeròbic (ca)
• Dutch: aeroob (nl)
• Esperanto: earobia
• Finnish: aerobinen (fi)
• French: aérobique (fr)
• German: aerob (de)
• Irish: aeróbach
• Italian: aerobico (it) m
• Polish: aerobowy (pl)
• Portuguese: aeróbico (pt)
• Romanian: aerobic (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̏еро̄бан

  Latin: ȁerōban (sh)

• Spanish: aeróbico (es)
• Swedish: aerobisk
• Welsh: aerobig (cy)

of or relating to aerobics

• Catalan: aeròbic (ca)
• French: aérobique (fr)
• Greek: αεροβικός (el) (aerovikós)
• Irish: aeróbach
• Polish: aerobowy (pl), aerobikowy (pl)
• Spanish: aeróbico (es)
• Welsh: aerobig (cy)

Anagrams

• Arecibo

Aragonese

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from aerobics. While aerobic exists in English to refer to aerobics, it is an adjective and not a noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aeɾoˈbik/
• Syllabification: a‧e‧ro‧bic
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

aerobic m

1. aerobics

References

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Danish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from aerobics. While aerobic exists in English to refer to aerobics, it is an adjective and not a noun.

Noun

aerobic c (singular definite aerobicen, not used in plural form)

1. aerobics

Declension

Declension of aerobic

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	aerobic	aerobicen
genitive	aerobics	aerobicens

Further reading

• “aerobic” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from aerobics. While aerobic exists in English to refer to aerobics, it is an adjective and not a noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑerobik/, [ˈɑ̝e̞ˌro̞bik]
• Rhymes: -obik

Noun

aerobic

1. aerobics

Declension

Inflection of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		aerobic	aerobicit
genitive		aerobicin	aerobicien
partitive		aerobicia	aerobiceja
illative		aerobiciin	aerobiceihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aerobic	aerobicit
accusative	nom.	aerobic	aerobicit
	gen.	aerobicin
genitive		aerobicin	aerobicien
partitive		aerobicia	aerobiceja
inessive		aerobicissa	aerobiceissa
elative		aerobicista	aerobiceista
illative		aerobiciin	aerobiceihin
adessive		aerobicilla	aerobiceilla
ablative		aerobicilta	aerobiceilta
allative		aerobicille	aerobiceille
essive		aerobicina	aerobiceina
translative		aerobiciksi	aerobiceiksi
abessive		aerobicitta	aerobiceitta
instructive		—	aerobicein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aerobic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aerobicini aerobicini accusative nom. aerobicini aerobicini gen. aerobicini genitive aerobicini aerobicieni partitive aerobiciani aerobicejani inessive aerobicissani aerobiceissani elative aerobicistani aerobiceistani illative aerobiciini aerobiceihini adessive aerobicillani aerobiceillani ablative aerobiciltani aerobiceiltani allative aerobicilleni aerobiceilleni essive aerobicinani aerobiceinani translative aerobicikseni aerobiceikseni abessive aerobicittani aerobiceittani instructive — — comitative — aerobiceineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aerobicisi aerobicisi accusative nom. aerobicisi aerobicisi gen. aerobicisi genitive aerobicisi aerobiciesi partitive aerobiciasi aerobicejasi inessive aerobicissasi aerobiceissasi elative aerobicistasi aerobiceistasi illative aerobiciisi aerobiceihisi adessive aerobicillasi aerobiceillasi ablative aerobiciltasi aerobiceiltasi allative aerobicillesi aerobiceillesi essive aerobicinasi aerobiceinasi translative aerobiciksesi aerobiceiksesi abessive aerobicittasi aerobiceittasi instructive — — comitative — aerobiceinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aerobicimme aerobicimme accusative nom. aerobicimme aerobicimme gen. aerobicimme genitive aerobicimme aerobiciemme partitive aerobiciamme aerobicejamme inessive aerobicissamme aerobiceissamme elative aerobicistamme aerobiceistamme illative aerobiciimme aerobiceihimme adessive aerobicillamme aerobiceillamme ablative aerobiciltamme aerobiceiltamme allative aerobicillemme aerobiceillemme essive aerobicinamme aerobiceinamme translative aerobiciksemme aerobiceiksemme abessive aerobicittamme aerobiceittamme instructive — — comitative — aerobiceinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aerobicinne aerobicinne accusative nom. aerobicinne aerobicinne gen. aerobicinne genitive aerobicinne aerobicienne partitive aerobicianne aerobicejanne inessive aerobicissanne aerobiceissanne elative aerobicistanne aerobiceistanne illative aerobiciinne aerobiceihinne adessive aerobicillanne aerobiceillanne ablative aerobiciltanne aerobiceiltanne allative aerobicillenne aerobiceillenne essive aerobicinanne aerobiceinanne translative aerobiciksenne aerobiceiksenne abessive aerobicittanne aerobiceittanne instructive — — comitative — aerobiceinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aerobicinsa aerobicinsa accusative nom. aerobicinsa aerobicinsa gen. aerobicinsa genitive aerobicinsa aerobiciensa partitive aerobiciaan aerobiciansa aerobicejaan aerobicejansa inessive aerobicissaan aerobicissansa aerobiceissaan aerobiceissansa elative aerobicistaan aerobicistansa aerobiceistaan aerobiceistansa illative aerobiciinsa aerobiceihinsa adessive aerobicillaan aerobicillansa aerobiceillaan aerobiceillansa ablative aerobiciltaan aerobiciltansa aerobiceiltaan aerobiceiltansa allative aerobicilleen aerobicillensa aerobiceilleen aerobiceillensa essive aerobicinaan aerobicinansa aerobiceinaan aerobiceinansa translative aerobicikseen aerobiciksensa aerobiceikseen aerobiceiksensa abessive aerobicittaan aerobicittansa aerobiceittaan aerobiceittansa instructive — — comitative — aerobiceineen aerobiceinensa

Further reading

• “aerobic”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from aerobics. While aerobic exists in English to refer to aerobics, it is an adjective and not a noun.

Noun

aerobic m (definite singular aerobicen, indefinite plural aerobicer, definite plural aerobicene)

1. aerobics

Further reading

• “aerobic” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from aerobics. While aerobic exists in English to refer to aerobics, it is an adjective and not a noun.

Noun

aerobic m (definite singular aerobicen, indefinite plural aerobicar, definite plural aerobicane)

1. aerobics

Further reading

• “aerobic” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aérobique.

Adjective

aerobic m or n (feminine singular aerobică, masculine plural aerobici, feminine/neuter plural aerobice)

1. aerobic

Declension

Declension of aerobic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	aerobic		aerobică	aerobici	aerobice
	definite	aerobicul		aerobica	aerobicii	aerobicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	aerobic		aerobice	aerobici	aerobice
	definite	aerobicului		aerobicei	aerobicilor	aerobicelor

Spanish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from aerobics. While aerobic exists in English to refer to aerobics, it is an adjective and not a noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aeˈɾobik/ [a.eˈɾo.β̞ik]
• Rhymes: -obik
• Syllabification: a‧e‧ro‧bic

Noun

aerobic m (plural aerobics)

1. alternative form of aeróbic

Further reading

• “aerobic”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025