Olympier

Olympier

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /olʏmˈpiɐ/
• Hyphenation: Olym‧pi‧er

Noun

Olympier m (genitive Olympiers, plural Olympier, female Olympierin)

1. (mythology) Olympian
   • Johann Heinrich Voß, Ilias
     • 1821, Johann Heinrich Voß, Homers Ilias, volume 2, 5th edition, 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, lines 15:130–131 (15. Gesang, Vers 130–131), page 186:

       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

Declension of Olympier

	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

Related terms

• Olymp
• olympisch

Further reading

• Olympier in Duden online