split

→ Irish: spliota

Attested since about 1567, from Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”) and/or Middle Low German splitten (“to split”), both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *splittjan, an intensive form of Proto-West Germanic *splītan (“to split”), from Proto-Germanic *splītaną (whence Danish splitte, Low German splieten, German spleißen), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”).
Compare Middle English ysplett (“split”, past participle of splatten (“to split”)), Old English speld (“splinter”), Old High German spaltan (“to split”), Old Irish sliss (“splinter”), Lithuanian spaliai (“flax sheaves”), Czech půl (“half”), Old Church Slavonic рас-плитати (ras-plitati, “to cleave, split”).

cog

past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">splatten</i> (“to split”)

let the door hit you where the good Lord split you

(gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, usually in the phrase "to do the splits") A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.


base

en-noun

base (countable and uncountable, plural bases)

acid

antonym(s) of “chemical compound that will neutralize an alkali”

From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.

أَسَاس

something from which other things extend

(acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

alamies

acrobatics, cheerleading: person who supports the flyer


base

en-verb

base (third-person singular simple present bases, present participle basing, simple past and past participle based)

bases (present singular third-person)
basing (participle present)
based (participle past)
based (past)

Apart from time taken out during radio- and chemotherapy, Maurs continued to participate in POW. She would base a flyer in a double balance and make the audience laugh with her clowning antics for two more shows.

2005, John T. Warren, Laura B. Lengel, Casting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Context, →ISBN, page 73:

(acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.


flyer

→ Finnish: flaijeri

→ French: flyer

→ German: Flyer

→ Korean: 플라이어 (peullaieo)

→ Portuguese: flyer

From fly + -er (agent noun suffix).
With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

طَيَّار

someone who pilots or rides in an airplane

Coordinate term: base

(acrobatics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming) A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.


stunt

stunt (third-person singular simple present stunts, present participle stunting, simple past and past participle stunted)

stunts (present singular third-person)
stunting (participle present)
stunted (participle past)
stunted (past)

Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”).

cog

(intransitive, cheerleading) To perform a stunt.


cheerleader

(chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.

rasieleier

person (usually female) who encourages applause


cheerleader

es-noun

cheerleader m or f by sense (plural cheerleaders or cheerleader)

cheerleaders (plural)
cheerleader (plural)

Unadapted borrowing from English cheerleader.


splits

(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.


pompom

A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.


cheerleading

Since its inception in the late 19th century, cheerleading has evolved from yelling encouragement on the sidelines to a competitive hybrid of gymnastics, dance and acrobatics.

2020 November 29, Tess DeMeyer, Ilana Panich-Linsman, “The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.


sis boom bah

(US, cheerleading) An exclamation of encouragement.


porrista

es-noun

porrista m or f by sense (plural porristas)


herkie

From Herkimer + -ie, after Lawrence R. Herkimer, founder of the NCA.

(cheerleading) A jump with one leg straight out to the side and the other bent flat beneath the body.


basket toss

(cheerleading) A stunt in which three or more bases toss a flyer into the air.


NCA

(cheerleading) Initialism of National Cheerleaders Association.


animador

animador m (plural animadores, feminine animadora, feminine plural animadoras)

animadores (plural)
animadora (feminine)
animadoras (feminine plural)


animación

Borrowed from Latin animātiōnem. Cognate with English animation.


チアガール

[t͡ɕia̠ɡa̠ːɾɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from cheer + girl.

pseudo-loan

a female cheerleader (person who encourages applause)


splitt

is-noun

splitt n (genitive singular splitts, nominative plural splitt)

splitts (genitive singular)
splitt (nominative plural)
splitt (indefinite nominative singular)
splittið (definite nominative singular)
splitt (indefinite nominative plural)
splittin (definite nominative plural)
splitt (accusative indefinite singular)
splittið (accusative definite singular)
splitt (accusative indefinite plural)
splittin (accusative definite plural)
splitti (dative indefinite singular)
splittinu (dative definite singular)
splittum (dative indefinite plural)
splittunum (dative definite plural)
splitts (genitive indefinite singular)
splittsins (definite genitive singular)
splitta (genitive indefinite plural)
splittanna (definite genitive plural)

(gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, usually in the phrase "fara í splitt", meaning "to do the splits") split


チアリーダー

ja-noun

チアリーダー • (chiarīdā)

[t͡ɕia̠ɾʲiːda̠ː]

cheerleader (person (usually female) who encourages applause)


啦啦隊員

ㄌㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ

/lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


ポンポン

Borrowed from English pompon, from French pompon.

a pompon (puff or ball used for decoration or cheerleading)


チアリーディング

[t͡ɕia̠ɾʲiːdʲĩŋɡɯ̟]


เชียร์ลีดเดอร์

th-noun

เชียร์ลีดเดอร์ • (chiia-lìit-də̂ə) (classifier คน)

chiia-lìit-də̂ə (romanization)
คน (classifier)

/t͡ɕʰia̯˧.liːt̚˨˩.dɤː˥˩/


czirliderka

czirliderka (nominative singular)
czirliderki (nominative plural)
czirliderki (genitive singular)
czirliderek (genitive plural)
czirliderce (dative singular)
czirliderkom (dative plural)
czirliderkę (accusative singular)
czirliderki (accusative plural)
czirliderką (instrumental singular)
czirliderkami (instrumental plural)
czirliderce (locative singular)
czirliderkach (locative plural)
czirliderko (singular vocative)
czirliderki (plural vocative)


cheerleaderka

cheerleaderka (nominative singular)
cheerleaderki (nominative plural)
cheerleaderki (genitive singular)
cheerleaderek (genitive plural)
cheerleaderce (dative singular)
cheerleaderkom (dative plural)
cheerleaderkę (accusative singular)
cheerleaderki (accusative plural)
cheerleaderką (instrumental singular)
cheerleaderkami (instrumental plural)
cheerleaderce (locative singular)
cheerleaderkach (locative plural)
cheerleaderko (singular vocative)
cheerleaderki (plural vocative)

cheerleader (female person who encourages applause)


hejaklacksledare

hejaklacksledare (indefinite nominative singular)
hejaklacksledares (genitive indefinite singular)
hejaklacksledaren (definite nominative singular)
hejaklacksledarens (definite genitive singular)
hejaklacksledare (indefinite nominative plural)
hejaklacksledares (genitive indefinite plural)
hejaklacksledarna (definite nominative plural)
hejaklacksledarnas (definite genitive plural)

From hejaklack (“cheering section”) + -s- + ledare (“leader”).


klappstýra

is-noun

klappstýra f (genitive singular klappstýru, nominative plural klappstýrur)

klappstýru (genitive singular)
klappstýrur (nominative plural)
klappstýra (indefinite nominative singular)
klappstýran (definite nominative singular)
klappstýrur (indefinite nominative plural)
klappstýrurnar (definite nominative plural)
klappstýru (accusative indefinite singular)
klappstýruna (accusative definite singular)
klappstýrur (accusative indefinite plural)
klappstýrurnar (accusative definite plural)
klappstýru (dative indefinite singular)
klappstýrunni (dative definite singular)
klappstýrum (dative indefinite plural)
klappstýrunum (dative definite plural)
klappstýru (genitive indefinite singular)
klappstýrunnar (definite genitive singular)
klappstýra (genitive indefinite plural)
klappstýranna (definite genitive plural)


הוראַ־שרײַער

head

הוראַ־שרײַער

yi-noun

הוראַ־שרײַער

הוראַ־שרײַערין

הוראַ־שרײַער • (hura-shrayer) m, plural הוראַ־שרײַערס (hura-shrayers), feminine הוראַ־שרײַערין (hura-shrayerin)

hura-shrayer (romanization)
hura-shrayers (romanization)
hura-shrayerin (romanization)


הוראַניק

הוראַניק • (huranik) m, plural הוראַניקעס (huranikes), feminine הוראַניצע (huranitse)

huranik (romanization)
huranikes (romanization)
huranitse (romanization)

הוראַ (hura) + ־ניק (-nik), with הוראַ (hura, “hooray!”) being cognate to German hurra.