op

See also op., OP, óp, and Op

English

Initialism

op

1. Alternative capitalization of OP (original post, original poster)

Verb

op (third-person singular simple present ops, present participle opping, simple past and past participle opped)

1. (transitive, Internet) To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.

Antonyms

• deop

Noun

op (plural ops)

1. Op art; a style of abstract art.
2. (informal, sometimes pluralized) Operation.

   My mother's going in for her knee op today.

3. (computing) An operator on IRC.

Derived terms

• grow op

See also

• Op art on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Op art

Anagrams

• po, Po, po', PO, P.O.

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Danish

Preposition

op

1. up

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch op, from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic *upp-.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔp

• audio

  (file)

Adverb

op

1. up

   De bal stuiterde op en neer.

   The ball bounced up and down.

2. (postpositional) onto, up onto

   De kat klom gisteren het dak op.

   The cat climbed onto the roof yesterday.

Derived terms

adverbs opeens adjectives rechtop nouns opgang opkomst opheldering verbs opblazen opbloeien opbrengen opdelen opdoen opdringen opeten opgeven ophalen ophopen opladen

opleggen opmerken oppakken oppikken oppoetsen oprichten oprijzen oproepen opsluiten opstappen opstijgen optellen optreden opvangen opvissen opvoeden opvolgen opvullen opwaarderen opzetten

Antonyms

• neer
• onder

Preposition

op

1. on, upon

   De melk staat op de tafel.

   The milk is on the table.

2. (op ... na, with a cardinal number) bar, except Used to form ordinal numbers in relation to a superlative quality. The number that is used is 1 lower than in the English translation.

   Naast dat de toonladder een kenmerkend gegeven is, zijn er ook bepaalde tonen, die een speciale rol hebben, zoals de vadi en de samvadi, respectievelijk: de belangrijkste en de op een na belangrijkste toon.

   Next to [the fact] that the musical scale is a characteristic datum, there are also certain tones that have a special role, such as the vadi and the samvadi: respectively the most important and second most important tones.

   Brazilië is met zijn 8,5 miljoen vierkante kilometer het grootste land van Zuid-Amerika en het op vier na grootste ter wereld.

   With its 8.5 million square kilometers, Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world.

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of op

preposition	op
postpositional adv.	op
+ het (it)	erop
+ dit (this)	hierop
+ dat (that)	daarop
+ wat (what)	waarop
+ iets (something)	ergens op
+ niets (nothing)	nergens op
+ alles (everything)	overal op

Adjective

op (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. awake.
   • Ben je al op? — Are you awake already?
2. up, no more, finished.
   • Je tijd is op! — Your time’s up!
   • Het brood is op. — There is no more bread.
   • Opperdepop

Anagrams

• po

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse op (“opening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [oːʰp]

Noun

op n (genitive singular ops, plural op)

1. opening, orifice

Declension

n3	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	op	opið	op	opini
Accusative	op	opið	op	opini
Dative	opi	opinum	opum	opunum
Genitive	ops	opsins	opa	opanna

Derived terms

• blaðop (stoma)
• sjónop (pupil)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse op (“opening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔːp/
• Rhymes: -ɔːp

Noun

op n (genitive singular ops, plural op)

1. an opening, an orifice, a hole

Declension

declension of op

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	op	opið	op	opin
accusative	op	opið	op	opin
dative	opi	opinu	opum	opunum
genitive	ops	opsins	opa	opanna

Derived terms

• fínstillt op (a calibrated orifice)
• gosop (a volcanic orifice, an eruption vent)
• inntaksop (an inlet orifice)
• líkamsop (a body orifice)
• markstreymisop (a critical flow orifice)
• rennslisop (in cars; an orifice)
• tvö op (a twin-orifice)

Related terms

• munni
• rauf

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

op

1. open

Preposition

op

1. on, upon

   Ech sëtzen op enger Bänk.

   I'm sitting on a bench.

2. at, to (an institution or workplace)

   Du bass nach op der Schoul.

   You are still at school.

3. (time) past

   e Véierel op néng

   quarter past nine

4. in (a language)

   Wéi seet een dat op Lëtzebuergesch?

   How do you say that in Luxembourgish?

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Romanian

Etymology 1

From Latin opus. Compare Italian uopo, Old Spanish uebos, Catalan ops.

Noun

op n (plural opuri)

1. (archaic) need, necessity

Synonyms

• nevoie, necesitate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin opus in the 19th century.

Noun

op n (plural opuri)

1. work (usually artistic or literary), writing

Synonyms

• operă, lucrare, scriere

See also

• opus

Declension

declension of op

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un op	opul	niște opuri	opurile
genitive/dative	unui op	opului	unor opuri	opurilor

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English open (see ope)

Verb

op

1. open
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:5 (translation here):

     Sapos yutupela i kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai, bai ai bilong yutupela i op na yutupela i kisim save long wanem samting i gutpela, na wanem samting i nogut, na bai yutupela i kamap wankain olsem God. God i save long dispela, olsem na em i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai.”

Adjective

op

1. open

Related terms

• opim

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Yagnobi

Noun

op

1. water