Olympia

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

• IPA^(key): /əˈlɪmpi.ə/

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.

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía).

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

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)

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

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.

• Olympiade
• Olympiasieger
• Olympionike
• olympisch

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔˈlym.pi.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [oˈlim.pi.a]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔˈlym.pi.aː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [oˈlim.pi.a]

Olympia

1. inflection of Olympius:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Olympiā

1. ablative feminine singular of Olympius

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.

• olympialaš (“Olympic”)
• olympiagilvvut (“Olympic Games”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlimpia/

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

• “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, 2003–2025