-athlon

English Etymology en :bor grc:ἆθλον<t:contest> + 1 Suffix Contest Derived terms en Anagrams en ahlnot Halton Holtan en Sports Swedish Alternative forms sv -atlon Etymology From sv grc ἆθλον, largely via sv en -. Pronunciation sv /atlɔn/ Suffix sv suffix c en -athlon Usage notes Only used in reference to biathlons and triathlons. For competitions with more than three events, compounds of a numeral and sv kamp are used instead. For example, a quadrathlon is not known as a *kvadrathlon, but as a sv fyrkamp. SAOL, published in 2015, recommends the spelling sv -atlon,saol biatlonsaol triatlon but sv -athlon remains the dominant form. Both are pronounced the same. Derived terms sv biathlon/sv biatlon sv triathlon/sv triatlon Related terms sv atlet sv atletisk References