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Olympia

See also: Ólympía and olympia-

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

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Proper noun

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Olympia

  1. An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. The state capital of Washington, and the county seat of Thurston County.
    2. A ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia.
    3. An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
    4. An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
    5. A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈolympiɑ/, [ˈo̞lymˌpiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): O‧lym‧pi‧a

Proper noun

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Olympia

  1. (uncountable) Olympia (city in ancient Greece)
  2. (uncountable) Olympia (any of modern cities with that name)
  3. (countable) Olympia (female first name, hardly used in Finland)

Declension

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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.
Possessive forms of Olympia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Olympiani Olympiani
accusative nom. Olympiani Olympiani
gen. Olympiani
genitive Olympiani Olympioideni
Olympioitteni
Olympiaini rare
partitive Olympiaani Olympioitani
inessive Olympiassani Olympioissani
elative Olympiastani Olympioistani
illative Olympiaani Olympioihini
adessive Olympiallani Olympioillani
ablative Olympialtani Olympioiltani
allative Olympialleni Olympioilleni
essive Olympianani Olympioinani
translative Olympiakseni Olympioikseni
abessive Olympiattani Olympioittani
instructive — —
comitative — Olympioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Olympiasi Olympiasi
accusative nom. Olympiasi Olympiasi
gen. Olympiasi
genitive Olympiasi Olympioidesi
Olympioittesi
Olympiaisi rare
partitive Olympiaasi Olympioitasi
inessive Olympiassasi Olympioissasi
elative Olympiastasi Olympioistasi
illative Olympiaasi Olympioihisi
adessive Olympiallasi Olympioillasi
ablative Olympialtasi Olympioiltasi
allative Olympiallesi Olympioillesi
essive Olympianasi Olympioinasi
translative Olympiaksesi Olympioiksesi
abessive Olympiattasi Olympioittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Olympioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Olympiamme Olympiamme
accusative nom. Olympiamme Olympiamme
gen. Olympiamme
genitive Olympiamme Olympioidemme
Olympioittemme
Olympiaimme rare
partitive Olympiaamme Olympioitamme
inessive Olympiassamme Olympioissamme
elative Olympiastamme Olympioistamme
illative Olympiaamme Olympioihimme
adessive Olympiallamme Olympioillamme
ablative Olympialtamme Olympioiltamme
allative Olympiallemme Olympioillemme
essive Olympianamme Olympioinamme
translative Olympiaksemme Olympioiksemme
abessive Olympiattamme Olympioittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Olympioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Olympianne Olympianne
accusative nom. Olympianne Olympianne
gen. Olympianne
genitive Olympianne Olympioidenne
Olympioittenne
Olympiainne rare
partitive Olympiaanne Olympioitanne
inessive Olympiassanne Olympioissanne
elative Olympiastanne Olympioistanne
illative Olympiaanne Olympioihinne
adessive Olympiallanne Olympioillanne
ablative Olympialtanne Olympioiltanne
allative Olympiallenne Olympioillenne
essive Olympiananne Olympioinanne
translative Olympiaksenne Olympioiksenne
abessive Olympiattanne Olympioittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Olympioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Olympiansa Olympiansa
accusative nom. Olympiansa Olympiansa
gen. Olympiansa
genitive Olympiansa Olympioidensa
Olympioittensa
Olympiainsa rare
partitive Olympiaansa Olympioitaan
Olympioitansa
inessive Olympiassaan
Olympiassansa 		Olympioissaan
Olympioissansa
elative Olympiastaan
Olympiastansa 		Olympioistaan
Olympioistansa
illative Olympiaansa Olympioihinsa
adessive Olympiallaan
Olympiallansa 		Olympioillaan
Olympioillansa
ablative Olympialtaan
Olympialtansa 		Olympioiltaan
Olympioiltansa
allative Olympialleen
Olympiallensa 		Olympioilleen
Olympioillensa
essive Olympianaan
Olympianansa 		Olympioinaan
Olympioinansa
translative Olympiakseen
Olympiaksensa 		Olympioikseen
Olympioiksensa
abessive Olympiattaan
Olympiattansa 		Olympioittaan
Olympioittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Olympioineen
Olympioinensa

Derived terms

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈlʏmpi̯a/, [(ʔ)oˈlʏm.pja], [-pi.a]

Proper noun

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Olympia n (proper noun, genitive Olympias or (optionally with an article) Olympia)

  1. Olympia (an ancient city in Greece)
  2. (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.

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Proper noun

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Olympia

  1. 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, Erlin Persen, Bálgát 5, Iđut, →ISBN, page 99:
      Dalle deaivvadedje almmáiolbmot juohke njealját jagi Olympias. Olympia lei gávpot dološ Greikkas.
      Back then, men met every four years in Olympia. Olympia was a city in Ancient Greece.
    • 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.

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Proper noun

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Olympia f (genitive singular Olympie, nominative plural Olympie, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. Olympia (an ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games)
  2. a female given name

Declension

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Declension of Olympia
singular plural
nominative Olympia Olympie
genitive Olympie Olympií
dative Olympii Olympiám
accusative Olympiu Olympie
locative Olympii Olympiách
instrumental Olympiou Olympiami

Further reading

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  • “Olympia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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