pankration

English

WOTD – 9 August 2012

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæn.ˈkɹeɪti.ɒn/, /pæŋˈkɹeɪʃən/

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Noun

pankration (uncountable)

1. (martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.

Derived terms

• pankratist

Translations

ancient Greek martial art

• Armenian: պանկրատիոն (pankration)

  Old Armenian: պանկրատ (pankrat), պանկրատիոն (pankration)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古希臘式搏擊, 古希腊式搏击 (gǔ Xīlà shì bójī)

• Dutch: pankration n
• Finnish: vapaaottelu, pankration
• French: pancrace (fr)
• Galician: pancracio (gl) m
• German: Pankration n
• Greek: παγκράτιο (el) n (pagkrátio)

  Ancient: παγκράτιον n (pankrátion)

• Hungarian: pankráció (hu)
• Italian: pancrazio (it) m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: pammachum n, pancratium n
• Portuguese: pancrácio m
• Russian: панкратио́н (ru) m (pankratión)
• Spanish: pancracio (es) m

Further reading

• pankration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English pankration), ultimately from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑŋkrɑtion/, [ˈpɑŋkrɑˌt̪io̞n]
• Rhymes: -ion
• Syllabification^(key): pank‧ra‧ti‧on

Noun

pankration

1. pankration

Declension

Inflection of pankration (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		pankration	—
genitive		pankrationin	—
partitive		pankrationia	—
illative		pankrationiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		pankration	—
accusative	nom.	pankration	—
	gen.	pankrationin
genitive		pankrationin	—
partitive		pankrationia	—
inessive		pankrationissa	—
elative		pankrationista	—
illative		pankrationiin	—
adessive		pankrationilla	—
ablative		pankrationilta	—
allative		pankrationille	—
essive		pankrationina	—
translative		pankrationiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		pankrationitta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of pankration (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	pankrationini	pankrationimme
2nd person	pankrationisi	pankrationinne
3rd person	pankrationinsa