Definition
Obsolete term, possibly referring to a small fish or a variant spelling of an earlier word.
Etymology
Origins unclear; possibly a variant or corrupted form of 'atka' or another ichthyological term, with uncertain Middle English roots.
Kelly Says
Words like 'atlee' reveal the detective work lexicographers do—sometimes a word appears once in an old manuscript and disappears forever, leaving us guessing about its meaning and origin.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተጫዋ Thrower
te-ch-ya-wa
BNবাংলা
এ্যাথলেট
e-ath-let
CACatalà
atleta
at-LEH-ta
CSČeština
atleta
at-LEH-ta
ELΕλληνικά
αθλητής
a-th-li-tis
ESEspañol
atleta
at-LEH-tah
FAفارسی
ورزشکار
var-zash-kar
FISuomi
urheilija
ur-hei-li-ja
FRFrançais
athlète
atl-ET
HIहिन्दी
एथलीट
a-th-lee-at
IDBahasa Indonesia
atlet
at-let
IGIG
onye asọmpi
o-nye a-so-m-pi
ITItaliano
atleta
at-LEH-tah
KKKK
спортсмен
sport-smen
KMKM
អត្ថិភាព
ath-thib-a-p
MSBahasa Melayu
atlet
at-let
NLNederlands
atleet
at-leet
PLPolski
atleta
at-LEH-ta
PTPortuguês
atleta
at-LEH-tah
RUРусский
спортсмен
sport-smen
SVSvenska
atletare
at-le-ta-reh
SWKiswahili
mpira
m-pee-ra
TAதமிழ்
விளையாட்டு வீரர்
vi-lai-ya-tu-vi-ra-r
TEతెలుగు
క్రీడాకారుడు
kri-da-ka-ru-du
UKУкраїнська
атлет
at-let
VITiếng Việt
vận động viên
van dong vien