biatlon

See also: biatlón

Czech

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English biathlon, French biathlon, or German Biathlon. By surface analysis, Latin bi- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪjatlon]
• Hyphenation: biat‧lon

Noun

biatlon m inan (relational adjective biatlonový)

1. (winter sports) biathlon

   Hypernym: dvojboj

Declension

Declension of biatlon (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	biatlon	biatlony
genitive	biatlonu	biatlonů
dative	biatlonu	biatlonům
accusative	biatlon	biatlony
vocative	biatlone	biatlony
locative	biatlonu	biatlonech
instrumental	biatlonem	biatlony

Derived terms

• biatlonista m anim
• letní biatlon m inan

See also

• duatlon m inan
• kvadriatlon m inan
• pentatlon m inan
• triatlon m inan

Further reading

• “biatlon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “biatlon”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “biatlon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Alternative forms

• biathlon (superseded)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from English biathlon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɑtˌlɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bi‧at‧lon

Noun

biatlon m (plural biatlons, no diminutive)

1. (uncountable) biathlon [from 1958]
2. (countable) a biathlon

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English biathlon, French biathlon, or German Biathlon, ultimately from bi- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈat.lɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atlɔn
• Syllabification: bi‧at‧lon

Noun

biatlon m inan

1. alternative spelling of biathlon

Declension

Declension of biatlon

	singular
nominative	biatlon
genitive	biatlonu
dative	biatlonowi
accusative	biatlon
instrumental	biatlonem
locative	biatlonie
vocative	biatlonie

Derived terms

adjective

• biatlonowy

nouns

• biatlonista
• biatlonistka

Further reading

• biatlon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• biatlon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian биатлон (biatlon).

Noun

biatlon n (plural biatloane)

1. biathlon

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	biatlon	biatlonul		biatloane	biatloanele
genitive-dative	biatlon	biatlonului		biatloane	biatloanelor
vocative	biatlonule			biatloanelor

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biatlɔn/, [ˈbiatlɔn]
• Rhymes: -atlɔn
• Hyphenation: bi‧at‧lon

Noun

biatlon m inan (relational adjective biatlonový)

1. (athletics) biathlon (winter sport)

Declension

Declension of biatlon
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	biatlon	biatlony
genitive	biatlonu	biatlonov
dative	biatlonu	biatlonom
accusative	biatlon	biatlony
locative	biatlone	biatlonoch
instrumental	biatlonom	biatlonmi

Further reading

• “biatlon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Swedish

Noun

biatlon c

1. alternative spelling of biathlon

Usage notes

• See the usage notes for -atlon.