OP

See also: -öp, op, Op, óp, op., Op., and ор

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation

Noun

OP (countable and uncountable, plural OPs)

1. Initialism of Overall Position.
2. (theater) Initialism of opposite prompt; stage right.
3. (Internet) Initialism of original poster; the person who started a thread.

   I don't think your response really answers the OP's question.

4. (Internet) Initialism of original post.
5. (military, law enforcement) Initialism of observation post.
6. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of organophosphate.
7. (slang) Initialism of other person's; a cigarette cadged from someone.

Translations

(internet) original poster

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樓主／楼主 (zh) (lóuzhǔ), 原po (yuánpō), po主 (pōzhǔ)

• Finnish: AP (fi)
• Japanese: >>1 (ja) (ichi), スレ主 (surenushi)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: TS c
• Thai: จขกท (jɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔ-gɔɔ-tɔɔ)
• Vietnamese: chủ thớt

Adjective

OP (not comparable)

1. (publishing) Abbreviation of out of print.
2. Abbreviation of overproof.
3. (video games) Abbreviation of overpowered.
   • 2012 August 29, “Re: 5.0.4 first blush”, in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet‎^[1], message-ID <k1l1nq$emb$1@dont-email.me>:

     I know they are going to tweak stuff in the next few weeks with patches as they find one class is OP and another is sucking...

4. (Internet, music) Initialism of overplayed.

Synonyms

• (out of print): OOP

Antonyms

• (overpowered): underpowered, nerfed

Proper noun

OP

1. (religious) Initialism of Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, a religious order).

Etymology 2

From Japanese OP (オープニング), from English opening.

Noun

OP (usually uncountable, plural OPs)

1. Initialism of opening credits.
2. Initialism of opening theme.

Antonyms

• (opening credits): ED
• (opening theme): ED

References

• http://www.answers.com/topic/op

Anagrams

• P.O., PO, Po, Pô, po, po'

Chinese

Etymology 1

From Japanese OP (オープニング), from English opening.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ōupì

  (Zhuyin): ㄡ ㄆㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ou¹ pi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ōupì
    • Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄆㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: oupì
    • Wade–Giles: ou¹-pʻi⁴
    • Yale: ōu-pì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oupih
    • Palladius: оупи (oupi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ou¹ pi¹
    • Yale: ōu pī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ou¹ pi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ou¹ pi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

Noun

OP

1. (chiefly ACG) opening theme, intro sequence

Coordinate terms

• ED (yìdì)

Etymology 2

Initialism of English Ocean Park.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ou¹ pi¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ou¹ pi¹
    • Yale: ōu pī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ou¹ pi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ou¹ pi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

OP

1. (Hong Kong) Ocean Park Hong Kong

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːˈpeː/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

OP f (genitive OP, plural OPs)

1. (surgery) Initialism of Operation.

Declension

Declension of OP [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	OP	die	OPs
genitive	einer	der	OP	der	OPs
dative	einer	der	OP	den	OPs
accusative	eine	die	OP	die	OPs

Descendants

• → Japanese: オペ

Noun

OP m (strong, genitive OPs, plural OPs)

1. (surgery) Initialism of Operationssaal.
2. (electronics) Initialism of Operationsverstärker.

Declension

Declension of OP [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	OP	die	OPs
genitive	eines	des	OPs	der	OPs
dative	einem	dem	OP	den	OPs
accusative	einen	den	OP	die	OPs

Noun

OP n (strong, genitive OPs, plural OPs)

1. (European politics) Initialism of operationelles Programm.

Declension

Declension of OP [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	OP	die	OPs
genitive	eines	des	OPs	der	OPs
dative	einem	dem	OP	den	OPs
accusative	ein	das	OP	die	OPs

Further reading

• “OP” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “OP” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Japanese

Etymology 1

From オープニング (ōpuningu), from English opening.

Noun

OP(オープニング) • (ōpuningu) 

1. (entertainment) opening theme, intro sequence; Abbreviation of オープニング.

Coordinate terms

• ED(エンディング) (endingu)

Descendants

• English: OP
• Chinese: OP

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːpɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

OP(オープン) • (ōpun) 

1. (sports) Abbreviation of オープン (ōpun, “open (sports event that anybody can compete)”).

   全(ぜん)米(べい)OP(オープン) ― Zenbei Ōpun ― U.S. Open

   全(ぜん)豪(ごう)OP(オープン) ― Zengō Ōpun ― Australian Open