triathlon
See also: Triathlon
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæθˌlɑn/
- (US) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈæθəˌlɑn/ (nonstandard)
Noun
triathlon (plural triathlons)
- An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
- (historical) A former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.
- Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.
Derived terms
- cross triathlon
- equestrian triathlon
- winter triathlon
- triathlete
Translations
athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
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athletic event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash
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event in which contestants compete in three different sports
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
triathlon
- alternative form of triatlon
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English triathlon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtriɑtlon/, [ˈt̪riɑ̝t̪l̪o̞n]
- Rhymes: -iɑtlon
Noun
triathlon
- triathlon (swimming, cycling and running)
Declension
| Inflection of triathlon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | triathlon | triathlonit | |
| genitive | triathlonin | triathlonien triathloneiden triathloneitten | |
| partitive | triathlonia | triathloneita triathloneja | |
| illative | triathloniin | triathloneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | triathlon | triathlonit | |
| accusative | nom. | triathlon | triathlonit |
| gen. | triathlonin | ||
| genitive | triathlonin | triathlonien triathloneiden triathloneitten | |
| partitive | triathlonia | triathloneita triathloneja | |
| inessive | triathlonissa | triathloneissa | |
| elative | triathlonista | triathloneista | |
| illative | triathloniin | triathloneihin | |
| adessive | triathlonilla | triathloneilla | |
| ablative | triathlonilta | triathloneilta | |
| allative | triathlonille | triathloneille | |
| essive | triathlonina | triathloneina | |
| translative | triathloniksi | triathloneiksi | |
| abessive | triathlonitta | triathloneitta | |
| instructive | — | triathlonein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
See also
Further reading
- “triathlon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁi.jat.lɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
triathlon m (plural triathlons)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “triathlon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
triathlon m (invariable)
Derived terms
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English triathlon, French triathlon, or German Triathlon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrja.tlɔn/
- Rhymes: -atlɔn
- Syllabification: triath‧lon
Noun
triathlon m inan
Declension
Declension of triathlon
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | triathlon |
| genitive | triathlonu |
| dative | triathlonowi |
| accusative | triathlon |
| instrumental | triathlonem |
| locative | triathlonie |
| vocative | triathlonie |
Derived terms
adjective
- triathlonowy
nouns
- triathlonista
- triathlonistka
Further reading
- triathlon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- triathlon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtriːatlɔn/
Noun
triathlon c
- triathlon (swimming, cycling and running)
Usage notes
- For notes on the spelling, see -athlon.