Olympier

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /olʏmˈpiɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Olym‧pi‧er
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Noun[edit]

Olympier m (strong, genitive Olympiers, plural Olympier, feminine Olympierin)

  1. (mythology) Olympian
    • 1821, Johann Heinrich Voß, Homers Ilias, 5th edition, volume 2, page 66:
      Hörest du nicht, was sie saget, die lilienarmige Here,
      Die nun eben von Zeus, dem Olympier, wieder zurükkam?
      Don't you hear, what she says, the lily-armed Here,
      Who just now came back from Zeus, the Olympian?
    • 1844, Johann Heinrich Voß, Homer's Werke, volume 1: Homer's Ilias, page 186, lines 15:130–131 (15. Gesang, Vers 130–131):
      Hörtest du nicht die Rede der lilienarmigen Here,
      Die nun eben von Zeus dem Olympier wieder zurückkam?
      Didn't you hear the speech of the lily-armed Here,
      Who just now came back from Zeus the Olympian?

Declension[edit]

Declension of Olympier [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Olympier die Olympier
genitive eines des Olympiers der Olympier
dative einem dem Olympier den Olympiern
accusative einen den Olympier die Olympier

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