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German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /olʏmˈpiɐ/
- Hyphenation: Olym‧pi‧er
Noun
Olympier m (strong, genitive Olympiers, plural Olympier, feminine Olympierin)
- (mythology) Olympian
1821, Johann Heinrich Voß, Homers Ilias, 5th edition, volume 2, page 66:Hörest du nicht, was sie saget, die lilienarmige Here,
Die nun eben von Zeus, dem Olympier, wieder zurükkam?- Don't you hear, what she says, the lily-armed Here,
Who just now came back from Zeus, the Olympian?
1844, Johann Heinrich Voß, Homer's Werke, volume 1: Homer's Ilias, page 186, lines 15:130–131 (15. Gesang, Vers 130–131):Hörtest du nicht die Rede der lilienarmigen Here,
Die nun eben von Zeus dem Olympier wieder zurückkam?- Didn't you hear the speech of the lily-armed Here,
Who just now came back from Zeus the Olympian?
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