decathlon

See also: décathlon

English

Etymology

deca- +‎ -athlon

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈkæθlɒn/, /dɪˈkæθlɒn/

Noun

decathlon (plural decathlons)

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
A contest in science and math proving skill.

Translations

athletic contest

Bulgarian: десетобой m (desetoboj)
Catalan: decatló m
Czech: desetiboj m
Danish: tikamp c
Finnish: kymmenottelu (fi)
French: décathlon (fr) m
German: Zehnkampf (de) m
Hungarian: tízpróba
Icelandic: tugþraut f

Malay: dasalumba
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tikamp m

Nynorsk: tikamp m
Portuguese: decatlo (pt) m
Romanian: decatlon (ro) n
Russian: десятибо́рье (ru) n (desjatibórʹje)
Spanish: decatlón m
Swedish: tiokamp (sv) c

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Italian

Etymology

deca- +‎ -athlon

Noun

decathlon m (invariable)

(athletics) decathlon

Derived terms

decatleta

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