opus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
- Beethoven's opus eighteen quartets are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.
- A work, especially of art.
- The painter's last opus was a dedication to all things living, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work.
Usage notes[edit]
The most common plural of opus in English is opuses. Some people use the Latin plural, opera. Opi is fairly common in the field of classical music, though mostly in informal contexts. The use of any of these three pluralizations may result in the speaker being corrected, though opi above all should be avoided in formal contexts. Outside of music, the word opus sees particularly frequent use in the expression magnum opus.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an s-stem Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”), whence also ops and omnis. Cognates include Sanskrit अपस् (ápas, “work, action”) and Old English efnen (“to perform”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
opus n (genitive operis); third declension
Inflection[edit]
Third declension neuter.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | opus | opera |
| genitive | operis | operum |
| dative | operī | operibus |
| accusative | opus | opera |
| ablative | opere | operibus |
| vocative | opus | opera |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, page 432
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
opus
Romanian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
opus
Noun[edit]
opus
Synonyms[edit]
Participle[edit]
opus
- past participle of opune
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Latin opus. Compare also the inherited doublet op.
Noun[edit]
- opus, musical composition or work
