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

See also

• olympisk eld (“Olympic flame”)
• olympisk fackla (“Olympic torch”)

References

• olympisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• olympisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• olympisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)