biathlon
See also: Biathlon
English edit
Etymology edit
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From bi- (prefix meaning ‘two; both’) + -athlon (suffix meaning ‘contest’), modelled after pentathlon.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baɪˈæθlən/, /-lɒn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˈæθˌlɑn/
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: bi‧ath‧lon
Noun edit
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 edit
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 edit
Coordinate terms edit
- duathlon · triathlon · quadrathlon · tetrathlon · pentathlon · hexathlon · heptathlon · octathlon · decathlon · pentadecathlon
- aquathlon · skiathlon
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ “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 edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
biathlon m (plural biathlons)
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biathlon m (uncountable)
Related terms edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
biathlon m (invariable)
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
biathlon m inan
- biathlon
- Synonym: dwubój zimowy
- mistrzostwa w biathlonie ― biathlon championship
- uprawiać biathlon ― to do a biathlon
Declension edit
Declension of biathlon
singular | |
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nominative | biathlon |
genitive | biathlonu |
dative | biathlonowi |
accusative | biathlon |
instrumental | biathlonem |
locative | biathlonie |
vocative | biathlonie |
Derived terms edit
adjective
nouns
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biathlon c
Usage notes edit
- For notes on the spelling, see -athlon.
Declension edit
Invariable besides the genitive form biathlons.