pankration
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English
WOTD – 9 August 2012, 9 August 2013, 9 August 2014
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers”). Doublet of pancratium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pænˈkɹeɪ.ti.ɒn/, /pænˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
pankration (uncountable)
- (martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
- Synonym: pancratium
Derived terms
Translations
ancient Greek martial art
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Further reading
pankration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English pankration), ultimately from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑŋkrɑtion/,
- Rhymes: -ion
- Syllabification(key): pank‧ra‧ti‧on
- Hyphenation(key): pank‧ra‧ti‧on
Noun
pankration
Declension
| Inflection of pankration (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | pankration | — | |
| genitive | pankrationin | — | |
| partitive | pankrationia | — | |
| illative | pankrationiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pankration | — | |
| accusative | nom. | pankration | — |
| gen. | pankrationin | ||
| genitive | pankrationin | — | |
| partitive | pankrationia | — | |
| inessive | pankrationissa | — | |
| elative | pankrationista | — | |
| illative | pankrationiin | — | |
| adessive | pankrationilla | — | |
| ablative | pankrationilta | — | |
| allative | pankrationille | — | |
| essive | pankrationina | — | |
| translative | pankrationiksi | — | |
| abessive | pankrationitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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