# triatlon
## Czech
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English triathlon, French triathlon, or German Triathlon. By surface analysis, Latin tri- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtrɪjatlon]
* Hyphenation: triat‧lon

### Noun

triatlon m inan (relational adjective triatlonový)
* (sports) triathlon (athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running)
    Hypernym: trojboj

#### Derived terms

* triatlonista m anim

#### See also

* biatlon m inan
* duatlon m inan
* kvadriatlon m inan
* pentatlon m inan

### Further reading

* “triatlon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

From tri- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon).

### Alternative forms

* triathlon

### Noun

triatlon c (singular definite triatlonen, not used in plural form)
* triathlon (swimming, cycling and running)

### Declension
#### Related terms

* triatlet

### References

* “triatlon” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* triathlon

### Etymology

From English triathlon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtriɑtlon/, [ˈt̪riɑ̝t̪l̪o̞n]
* Rhymes: -iɑtlon
* Hyphenation: tri‧at‧lon

### Noun

triatlon
* triathlon (swimming, cycling and running)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of triatlon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triatlonini
triatlonini
accusative
nom.
triatlonini
triatlonini
gen.
triatlonini
genitive
triatlonini
triatlonieni triatloneideni triatloneitteni
partitive
triatloniani
triatloneitani triatlonejani
inessive
triatlonissani
triatloneissani
elative
triatlonistani
triatloneistani
illative
triatloniini
triatloneihini
adessive
triatlonillani
triatloneillani
ablative
triatloniltani
triatloneiltani
allative
triatlonilleni
triatloneilleni
essive
triatloninani
triatloneinani
translative
triatlonikseni
triatloneikseni
abessive
triatlonittani
triatloneittani
instructive
comitative
—triatloneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triatlonisi
triatlonisi
accusative
nom.
triatlonisi
triatlonisi
gen.
triatlonisi
genitive
triatlonisi
triatloniesi triatloneidesi triatloneittesi
partitive
triatloniasi
triatloneitasi triatlonejasi
inessive
triatlonissasi
triatloneissasi
elative
triatlonistasi
triatloneistasi
illative
triatloniisi
triatloneihisi
adessive
triatlonillasi
triatloneillasi
ablative
triatloniltasi
triatloneiltasi
allative
triatlonillesi
triatloneillesi
essive
triatloninasi
triatloneinasi
translative
triatloniksesi
triatloneiksesi
abessive
triatlonittasi
triatloneittasi
instructive
comitative
—triatloneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triatlonimme
triatlonimme
accusative
nom.
triatlonimme
triatlonimme
gen.
triatlonimme
genitive
triatlonimme
triatloniemme triatloneidemme triatloneittemme
partitive
triatloniamme
triatloneitamme triatlonejamme
inessive
triatlonissamme
triatloneissamme
elative
triatlonistamme
triatloneistamme
illative
triatloniimme
triatloneihimme
adessive
triatlonillamme
triatloneillamme
ablative
triatloniltamme
triatloneiltamme
allative
triatlonillemme
triatloneillemme
essive
triatloninamme
triatloneinamme
translative
triatloniksemme
triatloneiksemme
abessive
triatlonittamme
triatloneittamme
instructive
comitative
—triatloneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triatloninne
triatloninne
accusative
nom.
triatloninne
triatloninne
gen.
triatloninne
genitive
triatloninne
triatlonienne triatloneidenne triatloneittenne
partitive
triatlonianne
triatloneitanne triatlonejanne
inessive
triatlonissanne
triatloneissanne
elative
triatlonistanne
triatloneistanne
illative
triatloniinne
triatloneihinne
adessive
triatlonillanne
triatloneillanne
ablative
triatloniltanne
triatloneiltanne
allative
triatlonillenne
triatloneillenne
essive
triatloninanne
triatloneinanne
translative
triatloniksenne
triatloneiksenne
abessive
triatlonittanne
triatloneittanne
instructive
comitative
—triatloneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
triatloninsa
triatloninsa
accusative
nom.
triatloninsa
triatloninsa
gen.
triatloninsa
genitive
triatloninsa
triatloniensa triatloneidensa triatloneittensa
partitive
triatloniaan triatloniansa
triatloneitaan triatlonejaan triatloneitansa triatlonejansa
inessive
triatlonissaan triatlonissansa
triatloneissaan triatloneissansa
elative
triatlonistaan triatlonistansa
triatloneistaan triatloneistansa
illative
triatloniinsa
triatloneihinsa
adessive
triatlonillaan triatlonillansa
triatloneillaan triatloneillansa
ablative
triatloniltaan triatloniltansa
triatloneiltaan triatloneiltansa
allative
triatlonilleen triatlonillensa
triatloneilleen triatloneillensa
essive
triatloninaan triatloninansa
triatloneinaan triatloneinansa
translative
triatlonikseen triatloniksensa
triatloneikseen triatloneiksensa
abessive
triatlonittaan triatlonittansa
triatloneittaan triatloneittansa
instructive
comitative
—triatloneineen triatloneinensa :

#### Derived terms

* triatlonisti

### Further reading

* “triatlon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From tri- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλος (âthlos, “contest”).

### Noun

triatlon m (definite singular triatlonen, indefinite plural triatloner, definite plural triatlonene)
* (sports) a triathlon

### References

* “triatlon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From tri- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλος (âthlos, “contest”).

### Noun

triatlon m (definite singular triatlonen, indefinite plural triatlonar, definite plural triatlonane)
* (sports) a triathlon

### References

* “triatlon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtrja.tlɔn/
* Rhymes: -atlɔn
* Syllabification: tria‧tlon

### Noun

triatlon m inan
* Alternative spelling of triathlon

#### Derived terms

* triatlonowy
* triatlonista
* triatlonistka

### Further reading

* triatlon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* triatlon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French triathlon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tri.aˈtlon/

### Noun

triatlon n (plural triatlonuri)
* triathlon

#### Derived terms

* triatlonist

### Further reading

* triatlon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Swedish
### Noun

triatlon c
* Alternative spelling of triathlon

#### Usage notes

* See the usage notes for -atlon.