Opa

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See also: opa, OPA, opá, and opâ

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːpa/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔpa/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "chiefly western German" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːpʰɐ/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "some speakers from Kiel" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Oper [2]

Noun

Opa m (genitive Opas, plural Opas, diminutive Opachen n)

  1. grandpa
  2. any elderly man

Usage notes

  • The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist der Opa? – "Where is Grandpa?" In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Opa?

Declension

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Further reading

  • “Opa” in Duden online

References

  1. ^ Mooshammer, Christine, Rathcke, Tamara V (2016) “Opa vs Oper: Neutralization of /ɐ/ and unstressed /a/ contrast in a perception and production study”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], archived from the original on 19 July 2017
  2. ^ ibid
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