Standard Lemma guide

Nike

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnaɪkiː/
  • rhymes with -aɪki
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N AY1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

307 Nike, a main belt asteroid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear produced or licensed by athletic brand Nike.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural-normally

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Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

(Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Greek deity

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Ни́ке (Níke) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尼刻 (Níkè) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Danish: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • Dutch: Nikè — Greek goddess of victory
  • Finnish: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • French: Niké — Greek goddess of victory
  • German: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • Greek: Νίκη (Níki) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Ancient Greek: Νίκη (Níkē) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Hebrew: ניקה — Greek goddess of victory
  • Hindi: नाइकी (nāikī) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Hungarian: Niké — Greek goddess of victory
  • Italian: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • Japanese: ニーケー (Nīkē) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Korean: 니케 (Nike) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Latin: Nice — Greek goddess of victory
  • Lithuanian: Nikė — Greek goddess of victory
  • Polish: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • Portuguese: Nice — Greek goddess of victory
  • Russian: Ни́ка (Níka) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Russian: Нике (Nike) — Greek goddess of victory
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ника — Greek goddess of victory
  • Serbo-Croatian: Nika — Greek goddess of victory
  • Slovene: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • Spanish: Niké — Greek goddess of victory
  • Spanish: Nice — Greek goddess of victory
  • Swedish: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • Turkish: Nike — Greek goddess of victory
  • Ukrainian: Ніка (Nika) — Greek goddess of victory