olympiskt spel
Swedish
Etymology
olympiskt (“Olympic”) + spel (“game”)
Noun
- an Olympiad (instance of the Olympic Games)
- Synonym: (more common) OS
- (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
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | olympiskt spel | olympiskt spels |
definite | olympiska spelet | olympiska spelets | |
plural | indefinite | olympiska spel | olympiska spels |
definite | olympiska spelen | olympiska spelens |
See also
- olympisk eld (“Olympic flame”)
- olympisk fackla (“Olympic torch”)