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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite olympiskt spel olympiskt spels
definite olympiska spelet olympiska spelets
plural indefinite olympiska spel olympiska spels
definite olympiska spelen olympiska spelens

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