pentathlon

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”). By surface analysis, penta- +‎ -athlon. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pentathlon (plural pentathlons or pentathla) An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus Synonyms: ancient pentathlon, Greek pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon (athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon (“a 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run”). (athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon, a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pentathlete ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ペンタスロン (pentasuron) → Welsh: pentathlon ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛ̃.tat.lɔ̃/ === Noun === pentathlon m (plural pentathlons) pentathlon (discipline made up of five events) ==== Derived terms ==== pentathlon des neiges ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: pentatlon → Turkish: pentatlon === Further reading === “pentathlon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Alternative forms === pentatlon, pentatlo (rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.ta.tlon/ Rhymes: -ɛntatlon Hyphenation: pèn‧tath‧lon === Noun === pentathlon m (invariable) pentathlon === Further reading === pentathlon in Collins Italian-English Dictionary pentathlon in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) pentathlon in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) pentathlon in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa pèntathlon in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication pèntathlon o pèntatlon o pèntatlo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore pèntatlon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana