Liegestütz
German, noun/ˈliːɡəˌʃtʏts/
Liegestütz is a German masculine noun meaning “push-up; press-up (exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sportliche Übung; man liegt in gerader Körperhaltung mit der Vorderseite gen Boden, stützt sich mit den Armen…”.
What does Liegestütz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepush-up; press-up (exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sportliche Übung; man liegt in gerader Körperhaltung mit der Vorderseite gen Boden, stützt sich mit den Armen ab und drückt sich dann nach oben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Liegestütz
- Liegestützes genitive
- Liegestütze plural
- Liegestützen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Liegestütz?
- /ˈliːɡəˌʃtʏts/
- [ˈliːɡəˌʃtʏt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Liegestütz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Liegestütz in German?
Liegestütz appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).