See also: opa, OPA, opá, and opâ

German edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Dutch opa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːpa/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔpa/ (chiefly western German)
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːpʰɐ/ (some speakers from Kiel)[1]
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  • Homophone: Oper (some speakers from Kiel)[1]

Noun edit

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

  1. grandpa
  2. any elderly man

Usage notes edit

  • 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?

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 title of the work)[1], archived from the original on 2017-07-19

Further reading edit

  • Opa” in Duden online
  • Opa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache