Olympiade

See also: olympiade

German

Etymology

Ultimately from the inflected stem of Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπιάς (Olumpiás).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /olʏmˈpi̯aːdə/, [(ʔ)o.lʏmˈpjaː.də], [-piˈaː.də]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

Olympiade f (genitive Olympiade, plural Olympiaden)

  1. olympiad, the period of 4 years between two Olympic games
  2. (slightly informal) the Olympic games
    Synonyms: Olympische Spiele n pl, Olympia n

Declension

Declension of Olympiade [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Olympiade die Olympiaden
genitive einer der Olympiade der Olympiaden
dative einer der Olympiade den Olympiaden
accusative eine die Olympiade die Olympiaden

Derived terms

  • Sommerolympiade
  • Winterolympiade

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