Meaning

6 senses

  1. (Greek)Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities.

    Olympier, Olympierin

    олимпи́ецolimpíjec

  2. In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans.

  3. (figuratively)A person with superior talents or towering achievements.

  4. An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States.

  5. (historical)A sportsperson competing in the ancient Olympic Games.

    an athlete who participates in the Olympic games

  6. A sportsperson competing in the modern Olympic Games.

    Olympionike, Olympionikin, Olympiasieger

    олимпи́ецolimpíjec, олимпи́йкаolimpíjka

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Michael Phelps is the winningest Olympian ever.

    deMichael Phelps ist der am höchsten ausgezeichnete Olympiasieger aller Zeiten.

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  2. Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympian of all time.

    deMichael Phelps ist jetzt der höchstdekorierte Olympiateilnehmer aller Zeiten.

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  3. He is an Olympian.

    deEr ist ein Olympiateilnehmer.

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  4. He's an Olympian.

    deEr ist ein Olympiateilnehmer.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon:
sportsperson competing in the ancient or modern Olympic Games:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon:
sportsperson competing in the ancient or modern Olympic Games:

Origin

From Late Middle English Olympyan, from Latin Olympius (“of or relating to Mount Olympus”)

From Late Middle English Olympyan, from Latin Olympius (“of or relating to Mount Olympus”) and its etymon Ancient Greek Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or relating to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus; Olympian”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos) is derived from Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (from Pre-Greek) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).

From Late Latin Olympianus (“Olympic”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Olympianus is derived from Latin Olympia (“town in Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held”) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); and Olympia is from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ (Olumpĭ́ā, “Olympia”), from Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or pertaining to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus, Olympian; (specifically) Zeus”) or Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (see further at etymology 1) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

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Forms

plural: Olympians
SingularOlympian
PluralOlympians

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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