olympiskt spel

Swedish

Etymology

olympiskt (“Olympic”) +‎ spel (“game”)

Noun

olympiskt spel n

1. an Olympiad (instance of the Olympic Games)

   Synonym: (more common) OS

2. (in the plural) Olympic Games

   Synonym: (the Olympic Games) OS

   de olympiska spelen

   the Olympic Games

Usage notes

Sometimes capitalized, especially as "Olympiska spelen." Capitalization might be more common when nominalized, skipping the "de," like in "under Olympiska spelen" as opposed to "under de olympiska spelen" (during the Olympic Games). Capitalization is never mandatory though.

Declension

Declension of olympiskt spel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	olympiskt spel	olympiska spelet	olympiska spel	olympiska spelen
Genitive	olympiskt spels	olympiska spelets	olympiska spels	olympiska spelens

See also

• olympisk eld (“Olympic flame”)
• olympisk fackla (“Olympic torch”)

References

• olympisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• olympisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• olympisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)