op

op

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒp/
  • Rhymes: -ɒp

Etymology 1

Noun

op (plural ops)

  1. (informal) Clipping of operation.
  2. (informal) Clipping of operator.
    1. (informal) An amateur radio operator.
    2. (Internet) An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc.
  3. (Internet slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of opinion.
  4. (chiefly attributive) Ellipsis of op art.
Derived terms
Related terms

Verb

op (third-person singular simple present ops, present participle opping, simple past and past participle opped)

  1. (transitive, Internet) To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.
    Antonym: deop
Derived terms
  • reop

Etymology 2

Noun

op (plural ops)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of OP.

Adjective

op (comparative more op, superlative most op)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of OP.

Etymology 3

Noun

op (plural ops)

  1. (slang, among criminal gangs) Alternative form of opp (opponent; opposition).

Etymology 4

From op shop.

Verb

op (third-person singular simple present ops, present participle opping, simple past and past participle opped)

  1. (Australia, informal, transitive) To buy (something) from an op shop.
  2. (Australia, informal, intransitive) To shop at op shops.

See also

  • Op art on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • photo op

Etymology 5

op

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of opportunity and related forms of that word (opportune, opportunely, opportunism, opportunist, etc.)

Derived terms

  • job op

See also

  • op-ed

Anagrams

  • P.O., PO, Po, , po, po'

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch op.

Pronunciation

Adverb

op

  1. on
  2. up; upward

Preposition

op

  1. on; upon
  2. in; at

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • of (south-eastern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German *up, northern variant of ūf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /op/

Preposition

op (+ dative or accusative)

  1. (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian) on; upon

Derived terms

  • drop
  • erop
  • om (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)

Danish

Preposition

op

  1. up

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch op, from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic *upp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔp/
  • Rhymes: -ɔp

Adverb

op

  1. up
  2. (postpositional) onto, up onto
  3. Used in separative verbs meaning “to go away” with rude connotations.

Antonyms

  • neer
  • onder

Derived terms

Preposition

op

  1. on, upon
  2. (op ... na, with a cardinal number) bar, except Used to form ordinal numbers in relation to a superlative quality. The number that is used is 1 lower than in the English translation.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Bergen op Zoom
  • op de been
  • op de bonnefooi
  • op den duur
  • op een haar na
  • op het eerste gezicht
  • op hol
  • op staande voet
  • op volgorde
  • op voorhand
  • op zich
  • op zijn elfendertigst

Descendants

  • Javindo: op, hop
    • Petjo: op
      • Indonesian: op
  • Jersey Dutch: op
  • Negerhollands: op, hoppo
    • Virgin Islands Creole: hopo
  • Papiamentu: òp
  • Sranan Tongo: opo
    • Saramaccan: hópo, ópo

Adjective

op (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. up, awake, out of bed
  2. up, all gone, no more, finished

Derived terms

Anagrams

  • po

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse op (opening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oːʰp]

Noun

op n (genitive singular ops, plural op)

  1. opening, orifice

Declension

Derived terms

  • blaðop (stoma)
  • sjónop (pupil)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse op (opening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔp/, [ɔːp]
  • Rhymes: -ɔːp

Noun

op n (genitive singular ops, nominative plural op)

  1. an opening, an orifice, a hole

Declension

Derived terms

  • fínstillt op (a calibrated orifice)
  • gosop (a volcanic orifice, an eruption vent)
  • inntaksop (an inlet orifice)
  • líkamsop (a body orifice)
  • markstreymisop (a critical flow orifice)
  • rennslisop (in cars; an orifice)
  • tvö op (a twin-orifice)

Related terms

  • munni
  • rauf

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • hop (Java)

Etymology

From Javindo op or hop (stop), from Dutch ophouden (uphold; stop). Doublet of stop.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔp̚]
  • Hyphenation: op

Verb

op

  1. (colloquial) to stop
    Synonyms: stop, setop, berhenti, mandek

Iwam

Noun

op

  1. water

Synonyms

  • ok

References

  • transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German *up, north-western variant of ūf. Cognate with German auf, Dutch op, English up.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /op/

Adverb

op

  1. open

Preposition

op

  1. on, upon
  2. at, to (an institution or workplace)
  3. (time) past
    e Véierel op néng
    quarter past nine
  4. in (a language)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic *upp.

Preposition

op [+accusative or dative]

  1. on, on top of
  2. at, in the direction of
  3. at, by

Alternative forms

  • up

Descendants

  • Dutch: op
  • Limburgish: óp

Adverb

op

  1. up, upwards
  2. up, upright
  3. open

Alternative forms

  • up

Descendants

  • Dutch: op
  • Limburgish: óp

Further reading

  • “op (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “op (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “op”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

op

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of opp

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōpą, *wōpaz.

Noun

op n

  1. a scream, a shout, a cry

Declension

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin opus. Compare Italian uopo, Old Spanish uebos, Catalan ops. Doublet of opus, a borrowing, as well as the modern sense of op, below.

Noun

op n (plural opuri)

  1. (archaic) need, necessity
    Synonyms: nevoie, necesitate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin opus in the 19th century.

Noun

op n (plural opuri)

  1. work (usually artistic or literary), writing
    Synonyms: operă, lucrare, scriere
Declension
See also
  • opus
  • operă

Tocharian B

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

op ?

  1. fat, lard, or similar foodstuff

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “op”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 122

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English open (see ope).

Verb

op

  1. open

Adjective

op

  1. open

Related terms

  • opim

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian uppa, from Proto-Germanic *upp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /op/

Adverb

op

  1. up
  2. onto

Derived terms

  • opromje

Further reading

  • “op”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Preposition

op

  1. on, on top of
  2. at, in the vicinity of

Further reading

  • “op”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Zou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /op˧˥/

Noun

óp

  1. chest

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41

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