Olympia
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Olympia
- An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.
- A place in the United States:
- The state capital of Washington, and the county seat of Thurston County.
- A ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.
Translations
[edit]ancient city in Greece
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capital of Washington
female given name
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Olympia
- (uncountable) Olympia (city in ancient Greece)
- (uncountable) Olympia (any of modern cities with that name)
- (countable) Olympia (female first name, hardly used in Finland)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of Olympia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Olympia | Olympiat | |
| genitive | Olympian | Olympioiden Olympioitten | |
| partitive | Olympiaa | Olympioita | |
| illative | Olympiaan | Olympioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Olympia | Olympiat | |
| accusative | nom. | Olympia | Olympiat |
| gen. | Olympian | ||
| genitive | Olympian | Olympioiden Olympioitten Olympiain rare | |
| partitive | Olympiaa | Olympioita | |
| inessive | Olympiassa | Olympioissa | |
| elative | Olympiasta | Olympioista | |
| illative | Olympiaan | Olympioihin | |
| adessive | Olympialla | Olympioilla | |
| ablative | Olympialta | Olympioilta | |
| allative | Olympialle | Olympioille | |
| essive | Olympiana | Olympioina | |
| translative | Olympiaksi | Olympioiksi | |
| abessive | Olympiatta | Olympioitta | |
| instructive | — | Olympioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]- olympiakomitea
- olympialainen (“Olympic”)
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Olympia n (proper noun, genitive Olympias or (optionally with an article) Olympia)
- Olympia (an ancient city in Greece)
- (sports) the Olympic games
- Synonyms: Olympische Spiele n pl, Olympiade f
- Er hat noch nie bei Olympia gewonnen.
- He’s never won at the Olympics.
Derived terms
[edit]Northern Sami
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Olympia
- Olympia (an ancient city in Greece)
- 1907 June 15, “Mailmehistorja”, in Nuorttanaste[1], volume 9, number 11, page 44:
- Dalle sakkotuvvui juokke soaldat, gutte sisabođi Olympia basse ædnami.
- [Dalle sáhkkuhuvvui juohke soalddát, guhte sisabođii Olympia bassi eatnamii.]
- At that time, any soldier that entered the holy grounds of Olympia was fined.
- 2004 [1997], Jan Erik Gulbrandsen, Arve Melhus, translated by Berit Margrethe Oskal, Mega: Nuoraidskuvlladási matematihkka. Vuođđogirji 8A, N.W. Damm & Søn, translation of Mega: Matematikk for ungdomstrinnet. Grunnbok 8A, →ISBN, page 68:
- Olympiagilvvut álggahuvvojedje Olympias Greikkas jagis -776 ja lágiduvvojedje juhoke njealját jagi gitta jagi 396 m. Kr. rádjái.
- [original: De olympiske lekene startet i Olympia i Hellas i år -776 og foregikk hvert fjerde år fram til 396 e.Kr.]
- The Olympic Games were started in Olympia in Greece in the year -776 and were held every four years until the year 396 AD.
Derived terms
[edit]- olympialaš (“Olympic”)
- olympiagilvvut (“Olympic Games”)
Slovak
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Olympia f (genitive singular Olympie, nominative plural Olympie, declension pattern of ulica)
- Olympia (an ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games)
- a female given name
Declension
[edit]Declension of Olympia
Further reading
[edit]- “Olympia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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