Olympus
English
Etymology
From Latin Olympus, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos), likely of Pre-Greek origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈlɪmpəs/
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Proper noun
Olympus
- The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.
Translations
mountain
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See also
- Olympic
- Olympia
Latin
Alternative forms
- Olympos
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈlym.pus/, [ɔˈlʲʏmpʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈlim.pus/, [oˈlimpus]
Proper noun
Olympus m sg (genitive Olympī); second declension
- Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece, thought of as the home of the gods in Ancient Greek mythology.
- (by transference from the previous sense) heaven
- One of various other mountains of the same name
Proper noun
Olympus f sg (genitive Olympī); second declension
- A city name taken from the name of a neighboring mountain
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Olympus |
Genitive | Olympī |
Dative | Olympō |
Accusative | Olympum |
Ablative | Olympō |
Vocative | Olympe |
References
- “Olympus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Olympus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette