Olympic

English

Etymology

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

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) Finnish: olympialainen (fi), Olympian (fi) Hungarian: olümposzi (hu)

Portuguese: olímpico (pt) Russian: олимпийский (ru) (olimpíjskij)

of or pertaining to the Olympic Games

Arabic: اولمبي (’olímbiy) Dutch: olympisch, olympische 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)