Olympic
English
/oʊˈlɪm.pɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.
- (rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.
- (rare) Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Olympia.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Ὀλυμπικός
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Olympically English
- Olympism English
- olympicene English
- olympisch German
- Ὀλυμπικός Ancient Greek
- Ὄλυμπος Ancient Greek
- オリンピック Japanese
- オリンピック競技大会 Japanese
- โอลิมปิก Thai
- ô-lim-pích Vietnamese
- အိုလံပစ် Burmese
- 奧林匹克 Chinese
- Olimpiki Swahili