Definition
An old French word or term referring to a tumble, somersault, or a piece of acrobatic equipment.
Etymology
From Old French 'culbute' or 'cul-but,' literally meaning 'bottom-end' or 'tail-end' from 'cul' (bottom) and 'but' (end or goal), originally describing a backward somersault.
Kelly Says
The French literally described a somersault as 'cul-but'—'bottom-end'—which perfectly captures what happens when you flip backward! This shows how direct, physical language could describe acrobatic moves before gymnastics became formalized.
Translations
ARالعربية
كولبوت
kool-boot
CACatalà
culbut
kool-boot
CSČeština
culbute
kool-boo-teh
DADansk
culbute
kool-boo-teh
DEDeutsch
Culbute
kool-boo-teh
ELΕλληνικά
κουλμπουτ
kool-boot
ESEspañol
culbute
kool-boo-teh
FISuomi
culbute
kool-boo-teh
FRFrançais
culbute
kool-boo-t
HUMagyar
culbute
kool-boo-teh
IDBahasa Indonesia
culbute
kool-boo-teh
ITItaliano
culbute
kool-boo-teh
JA日本語
キュルビュート
kyuru-byū-to
MSBahasa Melayu
kulbut
kool-boot
NLNederlands
culbute
kool-boo-teh
NONorsk
culbute
kool-boo-teh
PLPolski
culbute
kool-boo-teh
PTPortuguês
culbute
kool-boo-teh
RORomână
culbute
kool-boo-teh
RUРусский
кульбута
kool-boo-ta
SVSvenska
culbute
kool-boo-teh
SWKiswahili
kulbut
kool-boot
TEతెలుగు
కుల్బట్
kool-bat
TRTürkçe
kulbute
kool-boo-teh
UKУкраїнська
кульбута
kool-boo-ta
VITiếng Việt
culbute
kool-boo-teh