biathlon

== English == === Etymology === From bi- (prefix meaning ‘two; both’) +‎ -athlon (suffix meaning ‘contest’), modelled after pentathlon. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baɪˈæθlən/, /-lɒn/ (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˈæθˌlɑn/ Hyphenation: bi‧ath‧lon === Noun === biathlon (countable and uncountable, plural biathlons) (winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting (winter sports, countable) a particular instance of such a race. ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== duathlon · triathlon · quadrathlon · tetrathlon · pentathlon · hexathlon · heptathlon · octathlon · decathlon · pentadecathlon aquathlon · skiathlon ==== Related terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Anagrams === bitanhol == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === biathlon m (plural biathlons, no diminutive) superseded spelling of biatlon == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.at.lɔ̃/, /bjat.lɔ̃/ === Noun === biathlon m (countable and uncountable, plural biathlons) biathlon ==== Related terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Noun === biathlon m (invariable) biathlon == Polish == === Alternative forms === biatlon === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English biathlon, French biathlon, or German Biathlon, ultimately from bi- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon). First attested in 1891, but in common usage only as of 1958. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈat.lɔn/ Rhymes: -atlɔn Syllabification: bi‧ath‧lon === Noun === biathlon m inan biathlon Synonym: dwubój zimowy mistrzostwa w biathlonie ― biathlon championship uprawiać biathlon ― to do a biathlon ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === biathlon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN biathlon in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Alternative forms === biatlon === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːatlɔn/ === Noun === biathlon c (winter sports) biathlon ==== Usage notes ==== For notes on the spelling, see -athlon. ==== Declension ==== Invariable besides the genitive form biathlons.