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Olymp

Olymp is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Olymp?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Olymp, so learn the two together: der Olymp.

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Meaning

[1] Geography, Greece: The highest mountains of Greece

[1] Geografie, Griechenland: höchstes Gebirge Griechenlands

[2] Greek mythology: seat of the gods in the Greek saga

[2] griechische Mythologie: Sitz der Götter in der griechischen Sage

[3] colloquially top rank in the theater

[3] umgangssprachlich oberster Rang im Theater

Examples

[1] The highest peak of Olympus is over 2E900 m high.

[1] Der höchste Gipfel des Olymp ist über 2.900 m hoch.

[2] Zeus was the ruler of the Olympics

[2] Zeus war der Herrscher des Olymp.
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[3] We were on Sunday in the Alte Oper Frankfurt and had places in the Olympics

[3] Wir waren Sonntag in der Alten Oper Frankfurt und hatten Plätze im Olymp.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Olymp —
Genitiv des Olymps des Olymp —
Dativ dem Olymp —
Akkusativ den Olymp —

Pronunciation

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