Pilates

pilates pilâtes English Alternative forms en pilates Etymology en German physical trainer Joseph Pilates Joseph Pilates, who developed the original version and called it en Contrology. The eponymous name has had trademark protection in various jurisdictions; such protection has lapsed in some jurisdictions but may possibly persist in others. Pronunciation en /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/ en en-us-Pilates.ogg US [pʰəˈɫäɾiz̥] Noun - A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. en Contrology en yoga calisthenics stretching Yogalates<qq:other systems that overlap [conceptually and practically] to varying extents> en 2014-04-14 Matt Cleary What do Australia's cricketers do on holiday? ESPNcricinfo http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/736909.html 2015-07-21 "Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla." https://web.archive.org/web/20140502050339/http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/736909.html 2 May 2014 en loose Any of various systems modified from that original version, especially in the decades since this name became genericized. Usage notes Some speakers use collocations such as original Pilates, true Pilates, or archival Pilates to clarify when the strict sense of the word is intended. Derived terms en Yogalates Translations physical fitness system Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 普拉提 pǔlātí, cmn 彼拉提斯 bǐlātísī Finnish: fi pilates French: fr Pilates Hindi: hi पिलाटीज़ Japanese: ja ピラティス piratisu Korean: ko 필라테스 Polish: pl pilates m Portuguese: pt pilates m Spanish: es pilates m Swedish: sv pilates c See also en matwork Anagrams en aeilpst aplites pasteli platies psilate talipes en eponyms genericized trademarks en Exercise French Noun m - en Pilates fr Exercise German Etymology Probably a variant of de Pilatus, which occurs as an (also rare, but slightly more common) surname. Pronunciation de /piˈlaːtəs/ seldom also /piˈlaːteːs/ de De-Pilates.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,-.sg en Pilates fitness system Proper noun m:f,':-[with an article],- de rare