Όλυμπος

See also: Ὄλυμπος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos). Possibly from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not”) + Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “filth”) + Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”), thus "undefiled footstool" (of the gods).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈolimbos/

Proper noun

Όλυμπος • (Ólympos) m

Olympus (tallest mountain in Greece and dwelling of the Ancient Greek gods)

Declension

Όλυμπος

case \ number	singular
nominative	Όλυμπος •
genitive	Ολύμπου •
accusative	Όλυμπο •
vocative	Όλυμπε •

Derived terms

ολύμπιος (olýmpios, “Olympian”)
Ολυμπία f (Olympía, “Olympia”)

Further reading

Όλυμπος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.