# Olympia
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈlɪmpi.ə/

### Proper noun

Olympia
* An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.
* A place in the United States:
** The state capital of Washington, and the county seat of Thurston County.
** A ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia.
** An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
** An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
** A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
* A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈolympiɑ/, [ˈo̞lymˌpiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: O‧lym‧pia

### Proper noun

Olympia
* (uncountable) Olympia (city in ancient Greece)
* (uncountable) Olympia (any of modern cities with that name)
* (countable) Olympia (female first name, hardly used in Finland)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Olympia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olympiani
Olympiani
accusative
nom.
Olympiani
Olympiani
gen.
Olympiani
genitive
Olympiani
Olympioideni Olympioitteni Olympiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Olympiaani
Olympioitani
inessive
Olympiassani
Olympioissani
elative
Olympiastani
Olympioistani
illative
Olympiaani
Olympioihini
adessive
Olympiallani
Olympioillani
ablative
Olympialtani
Olympioiltani
allative
Olympialleni
Olympioilleni
essive
Olympianani
Olympioinani
translative
Olympiakseni
Olympioikseni
abessive
Olympiattani
Olympioittani
instructive
comitative
—Olympioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olympiasi
Olympiasi
accusative
nom.
Olympiasi
Olympiasi
gen.
Olympiasi
genitive
Olympiasi
Olympioidesi Olympioittesi Olympiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Olympiaasi
Olympioitasi
inessive
Olympiassasi
Olympioissasi
elative
Olympiastasi
Olympioistasi
illative
Olympiaasi
Olympioihisi
adessive
Olympiallasi
Olympioillasi
ablative
Olympialtasi
Olympioiltasi
allative
Olympiallesi
Olympioillesi
essive
Olympianasi
Olympioinasi
translative
Olympiaksesi
Olympioiksesi
abessive
Olympiattasi
Olympioittasi
instructive
comitative
—Olympioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olympiamme
Olympiamme
accusative
nom.
Olympiamme
Olympiamme
gen.
Olympiamme
genitive
Olympiamme
Olympioidemme Olympioittemme Olympiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Olympiaamme
Olympioitamme
inessive
Olympiassamme
Olympioissamme
elative
Olympiastamme
Olympioistamme
illative
Olympiaamme
Olympioihimme
adessive
Olympiallamme
Olympioillamme
ablative
Olympialtamme
Olympioiltamme
allative
Olympiallemme
Olympioillemme
essive
Olympianamme
Olympioinamme
translative
Olympiaksemme
Olympioiksemme
abessive
Olympiattamme
Olympioittamme
instructive
comitative
—Olympioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olympianne
Olympianne
accusative
nom.
Olympianne
Olympianne
gen.
Olympianne
genitive
Olympianne
Olympioidenne Olympioittenne Olympiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Olympiaanne
Olympioitanne
inessive
Olympiassanne
Olympioissanne
elative
Olympiastanne
Olympioistanne
illative
Olympiaanne
Olympioihinne
adessive
Olympiallanne
Olympioillanne
ablative
Olympialtanne
Olympioiltanne
allative
Olympiallenne
Olympioillenne
essive
Olympiananne
Olympioinanne
translative
Olympiaksenne
Olympioiksenne
abessive
Olympiattanne
Olympioittanne
instructive
comitative
—Olympioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olympiansa
Olympiansa
accusative
nom.
Olympiansa
Olympiansa
gen.
Olympiansa
genitive
Olympiansa
Olympioidensa Olympioittensa Olympiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Olympiaansa
Olympioitaan Olympioitansa
inessive
Olympiassaan Olympiassansa
Olympioissaan Olympioissansa
elative
Olympiastaan Olympiastansa
Olympioistaan Olympioistansa
illative
Olympiaansa
Olympioihinsa
adessive
Olympiallaan Olympiallansa
Olympioillaan Olympioillansa
ablative
Olympialtaan Olympialtansa
Olympioiltaan Olympioiltansa
allative
Olympialleen Olympiallensa
Olympioilleen Olympioillensa
essive
Olympianaan Olympianansa
Olympioinaan Olympioinansa
translative
Olympiakseen Olympiaksensa
Olympioikseen Olympioiksensa
abessive
Olympiattaan Olympiattansa
Olympioittaan Olympioittansa
instructive
comitative
—Olympioineen Olympioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* olympiakomitea
* olympialainen (“Olympic”)

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oˈlʏmpi̯a/, [(ʔ)oˈlʏm.pja], [-pi.a]

### Proper noun

Olympia n (proper noun, genitive Olympias or (optionally with an article) Olympia)
* Olympia (an ancient city in Greece)
* (sports) the Olympic games
    Synonyms: Olympische Spiele n pl, Olympiade f
    Er hat noch nie bei Olympia gewonnen.He’s never won at the Olympics.

#### Derived terms

* Olympiade
* Olympiasieger
* Olympionike
* olympisch

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /oˈlym.pi.a/, [ɔˈlʲʏmpiä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /oˈlim.pi.a/, [oˈlimpiä]
* (Classical Latin) IPA: /oˈlym.pi.aː/, [ɔˈlʲʏmpiäː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /oˈlim.pi.a/, [oˈlimpiä]

### Adjective

Olympia
* inflection of Olympius:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Adjective

Olympiā
* ablative feminine singular of Olympius

## Northern Sami
### Proper noun

Olympia
* Olympia (an ancient city in Greece)
** 1907 June 15, “Mailmehistorja”, in Nuorttanaste‎, volume 9, number 11, page 44:Dalle sakkotuvvui juokke soaldat, gutte sisabođi Olympia basse ædnami.[Dalle sáhkkuhuvvui juohke soalddát, guhte sisabođii Olympia bassi eatnamii.]At that time, any soldier that entered the holy grounds of Olympia was fined.
** 2004, Erlin Persen, Bálgát 5, Iđut, →ISBN, page 99:Dalle deaivvadedje almmáiolbmot juohke njealját jagi Olympias. Olympia lei gávpot dološ Greikkas.Back then, men met every four years in Olympia. Olympia was a city in Ancient Greece.
** 2004 [1997], Jan Erik Gulbrandsen, Arve Melhus, translated by Berit Margrethe Oskal, Mega: Nuoraidskuvlladási matematihkka. Vuođđogirji 8A, N.W. Damm & Søn, translation of Mega: Matematikk for ungdomstrinnet. Grunnbok 8A, →ISBN, page 68:Olympiagilvvut álggahuvvojedje Olympias Greikkas jagis -776 ja lágiduvvojedje juhoke njealját jagi gitta jagi 396 m. Kr. rádjái.[original: De olympiske lekene startet i Olympia i Hellas i år -776 og foregikk hvert fjerde år fram til 396 e.Kr.]The Olympic Games were started in Olympia in Greece in the year -776 and were held every four years until the year 396 AD.

#### Derived terms

* olympialaš (“Olympic”)
* olympiagilvvut (“Olympic Games”)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔlimpia/

### Proper noun

Olympia f (genitive singular Olympie, nominative plural Olympie, declension pattern of ulica)
* Olympia (an ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Olympia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025