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Triathlon
triathlon
triathlon
See also: Triathlon
English
Noun
triathlon (plural triathlons)
- An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
- (historical) A former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.
- Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.
Translations
athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
athletic event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash
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event in which contestants compete in three different sports
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Derived terms
- cross triathlon
- equestrian triathlon
- winter triathlon
- triathlete
See also
Finnish
Etymology
< English
Noun
triathlon
- triathlon (swimming, cycling and running)
Declension
| Inflection of triathlon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triathlon | triathlonit | |
| genitive | triathlonin | triathlonien triathloneiden triathloneitten |
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| partitive | triathlonia | triathloneita triathloneja |
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| illative | triathloniin | triathloneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | triathlon | triathlonit | |
| accusative | nom. | triathlon | triathlonit |
| gen. | triathlonin | ||
| genitive | triathlonin | triathlonien triathloneiden triathloneitten |
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| partitive | triathlonia | triathloneita triathloneja |
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| inessive | triathlonissa | triathloneissa | |
| elative | triathlonista | triathloneista | |
| illative | triathloniin | triathloneihin | |
| adessive | triathlonilla | triathloneilla | |
| ablative | triathlonilta | triathloneilta | |
| allative | triathlonille | triathloneille | |
| essive | triathlonina | triathloneina | |
| translative | triathloniksi | triathloneiksi | |
| instructive | — | triathlonein | |
| abessive | triathlonitta | triathloneitta | |
| comitative | — | triathloneineen | |
Synonyms
- teräsmieskisa