pentathlon
pentathlon · pentathlons · pentathla
п'ятиборство
пятиборье
Fünfkampf, Pentathlon
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump,…An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
US/pɛntˈæθlən/
Meaning
1 sensesAn ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
Fünfkampf, Pentathlon
пятибо́рьеpjatibórʹje
п'ятибо́рствоpʺjatybórstvo
More definitions
- an athletic contest consisting of five different events
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + ἆθλον (âtBorrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”). By surface analysis, penta- + -athlon.
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Forms
plural: pentathlons / pentathla| Singular | pentathlon |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsancient pentathlonGreek pentathlonancient Greek pentathlon
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedpentathlete
Derivedsnow pentathlon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular