triathlon

See also: Triathlon

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ -athlon

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈæθˌlɑn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈæθəˌlɑn/ (nonstandard)

Noun

triathlon (plural triathlons)

1. An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
2. (historical) A former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.
3. 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

• Catalan: triatló (ca) m
• Danish: triatlon c
• Finnish: triathlon (fi)
• French: triathlon (fr) m
• Galician: tríatlon m
• Georgian: ტრიათლონი (ṭriatloni)
• German: Triathlon (de) m
• Icelandic: þríþraut (is)
• Kazakh: үшсайыс (üşsaiys)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: triatlon m

  Nynorsk: triatlon m

• Polish: triathlon (pl) m, triatlon (pl) m
• Portuguese: triatlo (pt) m
• Romanian: triatlon (ro)
• Russian: триатло́н (ru) m (triatlón)
• Spanish: triatlón (es) m
• Swedish: triathlon (sv)
• Tamil: நெடுமுப்போட்டி (neṭumuppōṭṭi)
• Thai: ไตรกีฬา (tịr kīḷā)
• Vietnamese: ba môn phối hợp

athletic event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash

• Finnish: kolmiottelu

event in which contestants compete in three different sports

• Armenian: եռամարտ (hy) (eṙamart)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三項全能／三项全能 (zh) (sānxiàng quánnéng)

• Finnish: kolmiottelu
• German: Dreikampf (de) m

See also

• cross training
• biathlon
• pentathlon
• hexathlon
• heptathlon
• octathlon
• decathlon

Anagrams

• thorntail

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English triathlon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtriɑthlon/, [ˈt̪riɑ̝t̪hlo̞n]
• Rhymes: -iɑthlon
• Syllabification^(key): tri‧ath‧lon

Noun

triathlon

1. triathlon (swimming, cycling and running)

Declension

Inflection of triathlon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of triathlon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative triathlonini triathlonini accusative nom. triathlonini triathlonini gen. triathlonini genitive triathlonini triathlonieni triathloneideni triathloneitteni partitive triathloniani triathloneitani triathlonejani inessive triathlonissani triathloneissani elative triathlonistani triathloneistani illative triathloniini triathloneihini adessive triathlonillani triathloneillani ablative triathloniltani triathloneiltani allative triathlonilleni triathloneilleni essive triathloninani triathloneinani translative triathlonikseni triathloneikseni abessive triathlonittani triathloneittani instructive — — comitative — triathloneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative triathlonisi triathlonisi accusative nom. triathlonisi triathlonisi gen. triathlonisi genitive triathlonisi triathloniesi triathloneidesi triathloneittesi partitive triathloniasi triathloneitasi triathlonejasi inessive triathlonissasi triathloneissasi elative triathlonistasi triathloneistasi illative triathloniisi triathloneihisi adessive triathlonillasi triathloneillasi ablative triathloniltasi triathloneiltasi allative triathlonillesi triathloneillesi essive triathloninasi triathloneinasi translative triathloniksesi triathloneiksesi abessive triathlonittasi triathloneittasi instructive — — comitative — triathloneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative triathlonimme triathlonimme accusative nom. triathlonimme triathlonimme gen. triathlonimme genitive triathlonimme triathloniemme triathloneidemme triathloneittemme partitive triathloniamme triathloneitamme triathlonejamme inessive triathlonissamme triathloneissamme elative triathlonistamme triathloneistamme illative triathloniimme triathloneihimme adessive triathlonillamme triathloneillamme ablative triathloniltamme triathloneiltamme allative triathlonillemme triathloneillemme essive triathloninamme triathloneinamme translative triathloniksemme triathloneiksemme abessive triathlonittamme triathloneittamme instructive — — comitative — triathloneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative triathloninne triathloninne accusative nom. triathloninne triathloninne gen. triathloninne genitive triathloninne triathlonienne triathloneidenne triathloneittenne partitive triathlonianne triathloneitanne triathlonejanne inessive triathlonissanne triathloneissanne elative triathlonistanne triathloneistanne illative triathloniinne triathloneihinne adessive triathlonillanne triathloneillanne ablative triathloniltanne triathloneiltanne allative triathlonillenne triathloneillenne essive triathloninanne triathloneinanne translative triathloniksenne triathloneiksenne abessive triathlonittanne triathloneittanne instructive — — comitative — triathloneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative triathloninsa triathloninsa accusative nom. triathloninsa triathloninsa gen. triathloninsa genitive triathloninsa triathloniensa triathloneidensa triathloneittensa partitive triathloniaan triathloniansa triathloneitaan triathlonejaan triathloneitansa triathlonejansa inessive triathlonissaan triathlonissansa triathloneissaan triathloneissansa elative triathlonistaan triathlonistansa triathloneistaan triathloneistansa illative triathloniinsa triathloneihinsa adessive triathlonillaan triathlonillansa triathloneillaan triathloneillansa ablative triathloniltaan triathloniltansa triathloneiltaan triathloneiltansa allative triathlonilleen triathlonillensa triathloneilleen triathloneillensa essive triathloninaan triathloninansa triathloneinaan triathloneinansa translative triathlonikseen triathloniksensa triathloneikseen triathloneiksensa abessive triathlonittaan triathlonittansa triathloneittaan triathloneittansa instructive — — comitative — triathloneineen triathloneinensa

Synonyms

• teräsmieskisa

See also

• kolmiottelu

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 2023-07-03

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

triathlon m (plural triathlons)

1. triathlon

Derived terms

• triathlon d’hiver

Further reading

• “triathlon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

triathlon m (invariable)

1. triathlon

Derived terms

• triatleta

Polish

Alternative forms

• triatlon

Etymology

Borrowed from English triathlon, French triathlon, or German Triathlon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrjat.lɔn/
• Rhymes: -atlɔn
• Syllabification: triath‧lon

Noun

triathlon m inan

1. triathlon

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

• triatlon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtriːatlɔn/

Noun

triathlon c

1. triathlon (swimming, cycling and running)

Usage notes

• For notes on the spelling, see -athlon.

Related terms

• triatlet

References

• triathlon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• triathlon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• triathlon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)