urheilla.
to participate in sport or sports
Meaning & usage
to participate in sport or sports
to exercise (perform physical activity for health or training)
Where this word comes from
urhea (“brave, courageous”) + -illa. Adopted by Kotikielen Seura in 1886; it is not known who adapted the word to its modern meaning (one likely possibility is August Ahlqvist), as it had already existed in the folk language with the sense “to act recklessly, foolhardily”.
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