Olympia

See also: Ólympía and olympia-

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈlɪmpi.ə/

Proper noun

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.

Translations

ancient city in Greece

• Catalan: Olímpia
• Czech: Olympie (cs) f
• Danish: Olympia
• Finnish: Olympia (fi)
• French: Olympie (fr) f
• Galician: Olimpia f
• Greek: Ολυμπία (el) f (Olympía)

  Ancient: Ὀλυμπία f (Olumpía)

• Icelandic: Ólympía f
• Ido: Olimpia (io)
• Italian: Olimpia (it)
• Latvian: Olimpija f
• Marathi: ऑलिम्पिया n (ŏlimpiyā)
• Polish: Olimpia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Olímpia (pt)
• Romanian: Olimpia f
• Russian: Оли́мпия (ru) f (Olímpija)
• Spanish: Olimpia (es)

capital of Washington

• Danish: Olympia
• Finnish: Olympia (fi)
• Galician: Olimpia f
• Latvian: Olimpija f
• Marathi: ऑलिम्पिया n (ŏlimpiyā)
• Romanian: Olympia f

female given name

• Finnish: Olympia (fi)
• French: Olympe (fr) f
• Galician: Olimpia f
• Italian: Olimpia (it)
• Marathi: ऑलिम्पिया f (ŏlimpiyā)
• Polish: Olimpia (pl) f
• Romanian: Olimpia f

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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)

Declension

Inflection of Olympia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Olympia	Olympiat
genitive		Olympian	Olympioiden Olympioitten
partitive		Olympiaa	Olympioita
illative		Olympiaan	Olympioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Olympia	Olympiat
accusative	nom.	Olympia	Olympiat
	gen.	Olympian
genitive		Olympian	Olympioiden Olympioitten Olympiain rare
partitive		Olympiaa	Olympioita
inessive		Olympiassa	Olympioissa
elative		Olympiasta	Olympioista
illative		Olympiaan	Olympioihin
adessive		Olympialla	Olympioilla
ablative		Olympialta	Olympioilta
allative		Olympialle	Olympioille
essive		Olympiana	Olympioina
translative		Olympiaksi	Olympioiksi
abessive		Olympiatta	Olympioitta
instructive		—	Olympioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Olympia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Olympiani Olympiani accusative nom. Olympiani Olympiani gen. Olympiani genitive Olympiani Olympioideni Olympioitteni Olympiaini rare partitive Olympiaani Olympioitani inessive Olympiassani Olympioissani elative Olympiastani Olympioistani illative Olympiaani Olympioihini adessive Olympiallani Olympioillani ablative Olympialtani Olympioiltani allative Olympialleni Olympioilleni essive Olympianani Olympioinani translative Olympiakseni Olympioikseni abessive Olympiattani Olympioittani instructive — — comitative — Olympioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Olympiasi Olympiasi accusative nom. Olympiasi Olympiasi gen. Olympiasi genitive Olympiasi Olympioidesi Olympioittesi Olympiaisi rare partitive Olympiaasi Olympioitasi inessive Olympiassasi Olympioissasi elative Olympiastasi Olympioistasi illative Olympiaasi Olympioihisi adessive Olympiallasi Olympioillasi ablative Olympialtasi Olympioiltasi allative Olympiallesi Olympioillesi essive Olympianasi Olympioinasi translative Olympiaksesi Olympioiksesi abessive Olympiattasi Olympioittasi instructive — — comitative — Olympioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Olympiamme Olympiamme accusative nom. Olympiamme Olympiamme gen. Olympiamme genitive Olympiamme Olympioidemme Olympioittemme Olympiaimme rare partitive Olympiaamme Olympioitamme inessive Olympiassamme Olympioissamme elative Olympiastamme Olympioistamme illative Olympiaamme Olympioihimme adessive Olympiallamme Olympioillamme ablative Olympialtamme Olympioiltamme allative Olympiallemme Olympioillemme essive Olympianamme Olympioinamme translative Olympiaksemme Olympioiksemme abessive Olympiattamme Olympioittamme instructive — — comitative — Olympioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Olympianne Olympianne accusative nom. Olympianne Olympianne gen. Olympianne genitive Olympianne Olympioidenne Olympioittenne Olympiainne rare partitive Olympiaanne Olympioitanne inessive Olympiassanne Olympioissanne elative Olympiastanne Olympioistanne illative Olympiaanne Olympioihinne adessive Olympiallanne Olympioillanne ablative Olympialtanne Olympioiltanne allative Olympiallenne Olympioillenne essive Olympiananne Olympioinanne translative Olympiaksenne Olympioiksenne abessive Olympiattanne Olympioittanne instructive — — comitative — Olympioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Olympiansa Olympiansa accusative nom. Olympiansa Olympiansa gen. Olympiansa genitive Olympiansa Olympioidensa Olympioittensa Olympiainsa rare partitive Olympiaansa Olympioitaan Olympioitansa inessive Olympiassaan Olympiassansa Olympioissaan Olympioissansa elative Olympiastaan Olympiastansa Olympioistaan Olympioistansa illative Olympiaansa Olympioihinsa adessive Olympiallaan Olympiallansa Olympioillaan Olympioillansa ablative Olympialtaan Olympialtansa Olympioiltaan Olympioiltansa allative Olympialleen Olympiallensa Olympioilleen Olympioillensa essive Olympianaan Olympianansa Olympioinaan Olympioinansa translative Olympiakseen Olympiaksensa Olympioikseen Olympioiksensa abessive Olympiattaan Olympiattansa Olympioittaan Olympioittansa instructive — — comitative — Olympioineen Olympioinensa

Derived terms

• olympiakomitea
• olympialainen (“Olympic”)

 

German

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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.

Derived terms

• Olympiade
• Olympiasieger
• Olympionike
• olympisch

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈlym.pi.a/, [ɔˈlʲʏmpiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈlim.pi.a/, [oˈlimpiä]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈlym.pi.aː/, [ɔˈlʲʏmpiäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈlim.pi.a/, [oˈlimpiä]

Adjective

Olympia

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

Adjective

Olympiā

1. ablative feminine singular of Olympius

Northern Sami

Proper noun

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.

Derived terms

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlimpia/

Proper noun

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

Declension

Declension of Olympia

	singular	plural
nominative	Olympia	Olympie
genitive	Olympie	Olympií
dative	Olympii	Olympiám
accusative	Olympiu	Olympie
locative	Olympii	Olympiách
instrumental	Olympiou	Olympiami

Further reading

• “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, 2003–2024