opa
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opa
- 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]
References edit
Further reading edit
Barred owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ambonese Malay edit
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Noun edit
opa
- grandfather, grandpa
- Opa su mati di Ambong.
- Grandpa died in Ambon.
See also edit
References edit
- D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa
Basque edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
opa inan
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | opa | opa | opak |
ergative | opak | opak | opek |
dative | opari | opari | opei |
genitive | oparen | oparen | open |
comitative | oparekin | oparekin | opekin |
causative | oparengatik | oparengatik | opengatik |
benefactive | oparentzat | oparentzat | opentzat |
instrumental | opaz | opaz | opez |
inessive | opatan | opan | opetan |
locative | opatako | opako | opetako |
allative | opatara | opara | opetara |
terminative | opataraino | oparaino | opetaraino |
directive | opatarantz | oparantz | opetarantz |
destinative | opatarako | oparako | opetarako |
ablative | opatatik | opatik | opetatik |
partitive | oparik | — | — |
prolative | opatzat | — | — |
Derived terms edit
- opa egin (“to offer”)
- opa izan (“to desire”)
- opagai (“offering”)
- opagarri (“desirable”)
- opaka (“offering”)
- opakizun (“present”)
- opaldu (“to offer”)
- opalkuntza (“offering”)
- opari (“present”) (see there for further derivations)
- oparo (“abundant”) (see there for further derivations)
- oparri (“altar”)
- opatu (“to desire, to offer”)
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Noun edit
opa m (plural opa's, diminutive opaatje n)
- granddad, grandpa, pops
- Synonyms: bompa, grootvader
- (colloquial) Any old man.
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Adjective edit
opa (accusative singular opan, plural opaj, accusative plural opajn)
- 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.
Usage notes edit
This word is not to be used in the sense of "single," "individual," or "isolated." It means the opposite. See unuopa, aparta, and individua.
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
Onomatopoeic, or either related to English up.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
opa!
- 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
- 19th c, traditional, D. Blanco (ed.), A poesía popular en Galicia 1745-1885. Recopilación, estudio e edición crítica (vol. II), page 153:
Etymology 2 edit
14th century. Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
opa f (plural opas)
- (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
- mando a Rodrigo Afonſo, clerigo, meu criado, as mjñas opas griſes forradas de ſarga vermella
- Synonym: balandrán
- 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:
References edit
- “opa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “opas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “opa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “opa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
opa
- to suck
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opa
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opa
Lithuanian edit
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opà f (plural opos) stress pattern 1
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opa
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Etymology 1 edit
Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
opa
- oops (acknowledging a minor mistake)
- Synonym: ops
- hey (protest or reprimand)
- hey (informal greeting)
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
opa f (plural opas)
- a type of cape used by members of the clergy
- Synonym: balandrau
- (Brazil, colloquial) carousal (noisy feast or social gathering)
- (Brazil, colloquial) bad company
- (Brazil) yellow lapacho (Handroanthus serratifolius)
- Synonym: ipê-do-cerrado
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opa m (plural opas, feminine oma, feminine plural omas)
- (South Brazil, familiar) grandpa
- Synonym: avô
Further reading edit
- “opa” in Dicionário Online de Português.
- “opa” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “opa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “opa” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “opa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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Adjective edit
opa m or f (masculine and feminine plural opas)
Noun edit
opa m or f by sense (plural opas)
- (derogatory, colloquial, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay) a fool, a stupid person
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown.
Interjection edit
opa
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
opa f (plural opas)
- (business) acronym of oferta pública de adquisición (“takeover bid”).
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “opa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Uzbek edit
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opa (plural opalar)
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opa