opa

See also: Opa, OPA, opá, opâ, ора, ópa, and όπα

Alabama

Noun

opa

1. hoot owl, barred owl The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl, is a North American large species of owl.

Further reading

Barred owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch opa.

Noun

opa

1. grandfather, grandpa

   Opa su mati di Ambong.

   Grandpa died in Ambon.

See also

• oma (“grandmother, grandma”)
• nene (“grandmother, grandma”)

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opa/ [o.pa]
• Rhymes: -opa
• Hyphenation: o‧pa

Noun

opa inan

1. desire
2. offer, offering

Declension

Declension of opa (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	opa	opa	opak
ergative	opak	opak	opek
dative	opari	opari	opei
genitive	oparen	oparen	open
comitative	oparekin	oparekin	opekin
causative	oparengatik	oparengatik	opengatik
benefactive	oparentzat	oparentzat	opentzat
instrumental	opaz	opaz	opez
inessive	opatan	opan	opetan
locative	opatako	opako	opetako
allative	opatara	opara	opetara
terminative	opataraino	oparaino	opetaraino
directive	opatarantz	oparantz	opetarantz
destinative	opatarako	oparako	opetarako
ablative	opatatik	opatik	opetatik
partitive	oparik	—	—
prolative	opatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• opa egin (“to offer”)
• opa izan (“to desire”)
• opagai (“offering”)
• opagarri (“desirable”)
• opaka (“offering”)
• opakizun (“present”)
• opaldu (“to offer”)
• opalkuntza (“offering”)
• opari (“present”) (see there for further derivations)
• oparo (“abundant”) (see there for further derivations)
• oparri (“altar”)
• opatu (“to desire, to offer”)

 

Further reading

• "opa" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “opa” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Dutch

Etymology

Cognate with German Opa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

opa m (plural opa's, diminutive opaatje n)

1. granddad, grandpa, pops

   Synonyms: bompa, grootvader

2. (colloquial) Any old man.

Related terms

• oma

Descendants

• Skepi Creole Dutch: opai
• → Ambonese Malay: opa
• → Papiamentu: opa

Esperanto

Etymology

From opo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈopa]
• Rhymes: -opa
• Hyphenation: o‧pa

Adjective

opa (accusative singular opan, plural opaj, accusative plural opajn)

1. joint, shared, mutual (done or held by multiple entities together)

   Oni ne povas nomi doktrino tiun opan duonfrenezon.

   This joint half-madness cannot be called a doctrine.

Usage notes

This word is not to be used in the sense of "single," "individual," or "isolated." It means the opposite. See unuopa, aparta, and individua.

Galician

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, or either related to English up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpa̝/

Interjection

opa!

1. up!
   • 19th c, traditional, D. Blanco (ed.), A poesía popular en Galicia 1745-1885. Recopilación, estudio e edición crítica (vol. II), page 153:

     O que se casa con vellas / non sei qué gracia lles topa / cando se sentan: «Ai» / cando se erguen: «Opa»

     The one that marries an old woman, I don't know what charm he finds, when she sits down is «Ouch!», when she gets up is «Up!»

   Synonym: upa

Etymology 2

14th century. Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpa̝/

Noun

opa f (plural opas)

1. (usually in the plural) a type of cape used by members of the clergy
   • 1414, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 102:

     mando a Rodrigo Afonſo, clerigo, meu criado, as mjñas opas griſes forradas de ſarga vermella

     I send to Rodrigo Afonso, my servant, my grey capes [which are] lined in red serge

   Synonym: balandrán

References

• “opa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “opas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “opa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “opa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

opa

1. to suck

Guaraní

Determiner

opa

1. all

Gun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.k͡pà/

Noun

opà (plural opà lẹ) (Nigeria)

1. vow

Icelandic

Noun

opa

1. indefinite genitive plural of op

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [opɐ]

Noun

opà f (plural opos) stress pattern 1

1. ulcer

Interjection

opa

1. hop (about jumping)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.pɐ/

Interjection

opa

1. oops (acknowledging a minor mistake)

   Synonym: ops

2. hey (protest or reprimand)
3. hey (informal greeting)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pɐ/

Noun

opa f (plural opas)

1. a type of cape used by members of the clergy

   Synonym: balandrau

2. (Brazil, colloquial) carousal (noisy feast or social gathering)

   Synonyms: farra, folia, pândega

3. (Brazil, colloquial) bad company
4. (Brazil) yellow lapacho (Handroanthus serratifolius)

   Synonym: ipê-do-cerrado

Etymology 3

From German Opa (“grandpa”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.pɐ/

Noun

opa m (plural opas, feminine oma, feminine plural omas)

1. (South Brazil, familiar) grandpa

   Synonym: avô

Further reading

• “opa” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “opa” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “opa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “opa” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “opa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈopa/ [ˈo.pa]
• Rhymes: -opa
• Syllabification: o‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua upa.

Adjective

opa m or f (masculine and feminine plural opas)

1. (derogatory, colloquial, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay) stupid

Noun

opa m or f by sense (plural opas)

1. (derogatory, colloquial, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay) a fool, a stupid person

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Interjection

opa

1. (Argentina, Uruguay) expression indicating surprise

Etymology 3

Noun

opa f (plural opas)

1. (business) acronym of oferta pública de adquisición (“takeover bid”).

Derived terms

• contraopa

 

Further reading

• “opa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Uzbek

Noun

opa (plural opalar)

1. older sister

Yami

Noun

opa

1. (anatomy) thigh