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語源

From French sombresault (now 廃れた用法, compare French sursaut, soubresaut), from Old Occitan sobresalt, from sobre- (“over, above”) + salt (“jump”), from Latin supra (“over”) + saltus (“jump”).

Cognate with Spanish sobresaltar (“to spook, startle”) and Portuguese sobressaltar (“to spook, scare, jump over”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɒlt/ IPA^(key): /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɔːlt/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɑlt/

名詞

somersault (複数形 somersaults)

1. Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

派生語

動詞

somersault (三人称単数 現在形 somersaults, 現在分詞 somersaulting, 過去形および過去分詞形 somersaulted)

1. To perform a somersault.

   The performer somersaulted all the way across the stage.

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