Ὀλύμπια

See also: Ολυμπία and Ὀλυμπία

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.lým.pi.a/ → /oˈlym.pi.a/ → /oˈlim.bi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lým.pi.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈlym.pi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈlym.pi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈlym.pi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈlim.bi.a/

Etymology 1

From Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ (Olumpíā, “Olympia”).

Proper noun

Ὀλύμπῐᾰ • (Olúmpia) n pl (genitive Ὀλυμπῐ́ων); second declension

1. the ancient Olympic Games

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ὀλύμπῐᾰ; τῶν Ὀλυμπῐ́ων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Ὀλύμπῐᾰ tà Olúmpia
Genitive	τῶν Ὀλυμπῐ́ων tôn Olumpíōn
Dative	τοῖς Ὀλυμπῐ́οις toîs Olumpíois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Ὀλύμπῐᾰ tà Olúmpia
Vocative	Ὀλύμπῐᾰ Olúmpia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Ὀλυμπῐᾰ́ς (Olumpiás)

Descendants

• Greek: Ολύμπια (Olýmpia)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

Ὀλύμπια • (Olúmpia)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of Ὀλύμπιος (Olúmpios)

References

• “Ὀλύμπια”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,019