biathlon
See also: Biathlon
English
Etymology
PIE word |
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*dwóh₁ |
From bi- (prefix meaning ‘two; both’) + -athlon (suffix meaning ‘contest’), modelled after pentathlon.[1]
Pronunciation
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Audio (GA): (file) - Hyphenation: bi‧ath‧lon
Noun
biathlon (countable and uncountable, plural biathlons)
- (winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with biathle (“an athletic contest consisting of running and swimming”) or duathlon (“an athletic contest consisting of cycling and running”).
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- duathlon · triathlon · quadrathlon · tetrathlon · pentathlon · hexathlon · heptathlon · octathlon · decathlon · pentadecathlon
- aquathlon · skiathlon
Derived terms
Translations
racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
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See also
References
- ^ “biathlon, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2021; “biathlon, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
biathlon m (plural biathlons)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
biathlon m (uncountable)
Related terms
Italian
Noun
biathlon m (invariable)
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English biathlon, French biathlon, or German Biathlon, ultimately from bi- + Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon).[1] First attested in 1891, but in common usage only as of 1958[2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
biathlon m inan
- biathlon
- Synonym: dwubój zimowy
- mistrzostwa w biathlonie ― biathlon championship
- uprawiać biathlon ― to do a biathlon
Declension
Declension of biathlon
singular | |
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nominative | biathlon |
genitive | biathlonu |
dative | biathlonowi |
accusative | biathlon |
instrumental | biathlonem |
locative | biathlonie |
vocative | biathlonie |
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “biathlon”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Encyklopedya powszechna kieszonkowa wraz ze słownikiem wyrazów obcych w języku polskim używanych[1], 1891
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “biathlon”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ biathlon in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- biathlon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- biathlon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
biathlon c
Declension
Invariable besides the genitive form biathlons.
Usage notes
- For notes on the spelling, see -athlon.
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- English terms suffixed with -athlon
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