opa

Abbreviation of English Okpamheri.

opa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Okpamheri.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Okpamheri terms

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. ^[1]

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Borrowed from Dutch opa.

opa

1. grandfather, grandpa

   Opa su mati di Ambong.

   Grandpa died in Ambon.

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

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

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

opa inan

1. desire
2. offer, offering

• “opa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “opa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jòpa.

-opa (infinitive kuópa)

1. to fear, to be afraid
2. to dread
3. to awe
4. to have dysphoria

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -opera
  • Causative: -opetsa
  • Negative: -saopa
  • Reduplicative: -opaopa
  • Repetitive: -opanso
  • Stative: -opeka

• Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford University Press, page 440

Cognate with German Opa.

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

1. granddad, grandpa, pops

   Synonyms: bompa, grootvader

2. (colloquial) any old man

• oma

• Skepi Creole Dutch: opai
• Sranan Tongo: owpa
• → Ambonese Malay: opa
• → Papiamentu: opa

From opo +‎ -a.

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

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.

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

Onomatopoeic, or either related to English up.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpa̝/

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

14th century. Unknown.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpa̝/

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

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “opa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “opas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “opa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “opa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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opa

1. to suck

opa

1. all

• IPA^(key): /ō.k͡pà/

opà (plural opà lẹ) (Nigeria)

1. vow

opa

1. indefinite genitive plural of op

• IPA^(key): [opɐ]

opà f (plural opos) stress pattern 1

1. ulcer

opa

1. hop (about jumping)

Unknown.

opa

1. oops (acknowledging a minor mistake)

   Synonym: ops

   Opa! Desculpa, foi sem querer.

   Oops! Sorry, it was an accident.

2. hey (protest or reprimand)

   Opa, calma aí! Não precisa ofender!

   Hey, calm down! No need to offend!

3. hey (informal greeting)

   Opa! Eaí, tudo bem?

   Hey! What's up?

Unknown.

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

From German Opa (“grandpa”).

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

1. (South Brazil, familiar) grandpa

   Synonym: avô

• “opa”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “opa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “opa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “opa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “opa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Low Prussian Ap.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pa/
• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Syllabification: o‧pa

opa m animal (female equivalent opôwo or opka, diminutive opk, related adjective opôwy or opjy or opskjy, possessive adjective opó)

1. monkey, ape (primate)

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ǻu̯pă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 8

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

Borrowed from Quechua upa.

opa m or f (masculine and feminine plural opas)

1. (offensive, colloquial, Rioplatense, Bolivia) stupid

opa m or f by sense (plural opas)

1. (offensive, colloquial, Paraguay, Bolivia, Rioplatense, rustic in Peru) a fool, a stupid person

Unknown.

opa

1. (Rioplatense) expression indicating surprise

opa f (plural opas)

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

• “opa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

opa (plural opalar)

1. older sister

opa

1. (anatomy) thigh