Noun
die Olympiade
Pronunciation: /olʏmˈpi̯aːdə/
olympiad, the period of 4 years between two Olympic games
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plural Olympiaden
Meanings
Noun
- olympiad, the period of 4 years between two Olympic games
- the Olympic games
Example sentence
Die Olympiade findet alle vier Jahre statt.
The Olympiad takes place every four years.
Word forms
singular
die Olympiade
plural
die Olympiaden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Olympiade
Accusativedie Olympiade
Dativeder Olympiade
Genitiveder Olympiade
Plural
Nominativedie Olympiaden
Accusativedie Olympiaden
Dativeden Olympiaden
Genitiveder Olympiaden
Usage
- eine antike Olympiade — An Olympiad as a four-year period in ancient Greek dating.
- an einer Olympiade teilnehmen — Take part in the Olympic Games or another competition; another established use.
In der Tabelle umfasst jede Olympiade vier Jahre.
In the table, each Olympiad covers four years.