peleton

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French peloton (“little ball”); compare peloton.

Noun

peleton (plural peletons)

1. [18^th Century] (obsolete, rare) A small pellet or ball.
   • 1716, Miles Davies, “Of Medals, and Writings and Writers thereupon.”, in Athenæ Britannicæ: or, A critical history of the Oxford and Cambrige writers and writings‎^[1], page 93:

     […] who continu'd still to pelter him with Heaps and Clouds of those Historical Balls or Librarian Bullets, or Pelotes or Peletons; […]

2. [current] Misspelling of peloton.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French peloton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈlɛ.tɔn/

Noun

peleton m inan

1. (cycling) peloton

Declension

Declension of peleton

	singular	plural
nominative	peleton	peletony
genitive	peletonu	peletonów
dative	peletonowi	peletonom
accusative	peleton	peletony
instrumental	peletonem	peletonami
locative	peletonie	peletonach
vocative	peletonie	peletony

Further reading

• peleton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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