öppe

See also: oppe

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• öpe
• eppe
• äppe
• appe
• oppe
• etscha
• ötschä (Werdenberg)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøpːə/

Adverb

öppe

1. about, approximately

   Synonym: ungefäär

   Es sin öppe hundert Lüt gsii. ― It's been about one hundred people.

2. finally

   Synonym: endlich

   Chusch jetz öppe? ― Are you finally coming now?

3. at times, occasionally, on occasion

   Synonym: ab un zue

   Si chömen öppe mool verbi. ― They do occasionally visit (me/us).

Usage notes

(at times): Sometimes followed by mool.

See also

• öppis
• öpper

Further reading

• “etwa”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache^[1] (in German), volume 1, 1885, column 590
• “öppe”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2024