pentathlon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”).
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
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Translations
ancient pentathlon
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20th-century women's pentathlon
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modern pentathlon
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ̃.ta.tlɔ̃/
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “pentathlon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.ta.tlon/
- Rhymes: -ɛntatlon
- Hyphenation: pèn‧tath‧lon
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
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