opa

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]

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_owl

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, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /opa/, [o̞.pa]

opa inan

1. desire
2. offer, offering

• "opa" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “opa” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Cognate with German Opa.

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

1. (informal) granddad, grandpa, pops

   Synonyms: bompa, grootvader

• oma

• Skepi Creole Dutch: opai
• → 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

• “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.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

opa

1. to suck

opa

1. all

opa

1. indefinite genitive plural of op

• IPA^(key): [opɐ]

opà f (plural opos) stress pattern 1

1. ulcer

opa

1. hop (about jumping)

• IPA^(key): /ˈopɐ/

opa

1. oops (acknowledging a minor mistake)

   Synonym: ops

2. hey (protest or reprimand)
3. hey (informal greeting)

opa f (plural opas)

1. a type of cape used by members of the clergy

Unknown.

opa

1. (Argentina, Uruguay) Expression indicating surprise.

• “opa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

opa (plural opalar)

1. older sister

opa

1. (anatomy) thigh