"Olympus" meaning in Latin

See Olympus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /oˈlym.pus/ [Classical-Latin], [ɔˈlʲʏmpʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /oˈlim.pus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [oˈlimpus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Olympī [genitive], Olympos [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Ὄλυμπος||Olympus}} Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Olympus<2>|g=m}} Olympus m sg (genitive Olympī); second declension
  1. Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece, thought of as the home of the gods in Ancient Greek mythology. Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Categories (place): Greece, Mountains
    Sense id: en-Olympus-la-name-v~nPNpFW Disambiguation of Greece: 84 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Mountains: 46 5 30 19 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the second declension, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 70 0 27 4 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the second declension: 51 0 8 42 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 55 20 21 4
  2. (by transference from the previous sense) heaven Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Olympus-la-name-gY7-RqbC
  3. One of various other mountains of the same name Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Olympus-la-name-QaYiuXvQ

Proper name

IPA: /oˈlym.pus/ [Classical-Latin], [ɔˈlʲʏmpʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /oˈlim.pus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [oˈlimpus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Ὄλυμπος||Olympus}} Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Olympus<2>|g=f}} Olympus f sg (genitive Olympī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Olympus<2>}} Forms: Olympī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Olympus [nominative, singular], Olympī [genitive, singular], Olympō [dative, singular], Olympum [accusative, singular], Olympō [ablative, singular], Olympe [singular, vocative], Olympos [alternative]
  1. A city name taken from the name of a neighboring mountain Tags: declension-2, feminine, singular
    Sense id: en-Olympus-la-name-~EzX2U9Z Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the second declension: 51 0 8 42

Inflected forms

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