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idrott.

any athletic activity that uses physical skills

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/²iːˌdrɔt/

any athletic activity that uses physical skills sports
common-gender · uncountable
any athletic activity that uses physical skills a sport
common-gender · countable
physical education, PE
common-gender
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A literary loan from Icelandic íþrótt, during a surging interest for Norse culture and literature during the 19th century. Cognate to Old Swedish iþræt (“profession, craft”) and Early Modern Swedish idrett, idrätt (“occupation”), Danish idræt, all from Old Norse íþrótt, from ið + þróttr.

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