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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”).
Suffix
-athlon
- Contest
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Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon), largely via English.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-athlon c
- -athlon
Usage notes
- Only used in reference to biathlons and triathlons. For competitions with more than three events, compounds of a numeral and kamp are used instead. For example, a quadrathlon is not known as a *kvadrathlon, but as a fyrkamp.
- SAOL, published in 2015, recommends the spelling -atlon,[1][2] but -athlon remains the dominant form. Both are pronounced the same.
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