Olympiade

See also: olympiade

German

Etymology

Ultimately from the inflected stem of Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπιάς (Olumpiás).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /olʏmˈpi̯aːdə/, [(ʔ)o.lʏmˈpjaː.də], [-piˈaː.də]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

Olympiade f (genitive Olympiade, plural Olympiaden)

1. olympiad, the period of 4 years between two Olympic games
2. (slightly informal) the Olympic games

   Synonyms: Olympische Spiele n pl, Olympia n

Declension

Declension of Olympiade [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Olympiade	die	Olympiaden
genitive	einer	der	Olympiade	der	Olympiaden
dative	einer	der	Olympiade	den	Olympiaden
accusative	eine	die	Olympiade	die	Olympiaden

Derived terms

• Sommerolympiade
• Winterolympiade

Further reading

• “Olympiade” in Duden online