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olympialainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Olympia +‎ -lainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈolymp(ː)iɑlɑi̯nen/, [ˈo̞lym(p̚)ˌpiɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • IPA(key): /ˈolump(ː)iɑlɑi̯nen/, [ˈo̞lum(p̚)ˌpiɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): olym‧pia‧lai‧nen

Adjective

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olympialainen

  1. Olympic (of or pertaining to Olympic Games)
  2. Olympic (of or pertaining to the mountain Olympus)
  3. (in the plural) the Olympic Games

Usage notes

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Declension

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Possessive forms of olympialainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Further reading

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