Olympic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikos), from Ὄλυμπος (Olumpos, “Olympus”).

Pronunciation

• (US): IPA: /oʊ'lɪm.pɪk/, /ə'lɪm.pɪk/

Adjective

Olympic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
2. Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games

Related terms

• Olympian
• Olympic Games, Olympics
• Olympic Rings
• Olympionic

Translations

of or pertaining to mountain Olympus

• Arabic: اولمبي (’olímbiy)
• Dutch: Olympisch (nl)
• Esperanto: olimpia (eo)
• Finnish: olympialainen (fi), Olympian (fi)

• German: olympisch (de)
• Hungarian: olümposzi (hu)
• Portuguese: olímpico (pt)
• Russian: олимпийский (ru) (olimpíjskij)

of or pertaining to the Olympic Games

• Arabic: اولمبي (’olímbiy)
• Dutch: olympisch, olympische
• Esperanto: olimpia (eo)
• Finnish: olympialainen (fi), olympia- (fi)
• French: olympique (fr)
• German: olympisch (de)
• Hungarian: olimpiai (hu)
• Italian: olimpico (it)

• Japanese: オリンピック (orimpikku), 五輪 (ごりん, gorin)
• Korean: 올림픽 (ko)
• Norwegian: OL (no) pl, olympiske leker (no) m pl
• Portuguese: olímpico (pt)
• Russian: олимпийский (ru) (olimpíjskij)
• Spanish: olímpico (es)
• Swedish: olympisk (sv)