opo

See also: Opo, 'opo, oꝑo, and 'opo^

English

Etymology

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Noun

opo (plural opos)

  1. The calabash or bottle gourd.
    Synonyms: opo squash, calabash, bottle gourd

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -opo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈopo]
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  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Hyphenation: o‧po

Noun

opo (accusative singular opon, plural opoj, accusative plural opojn)

  1. tuple

Derived terms

See also

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈopo/, [ˈo̞po̞]
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Syllabification(key): o‧po

Noun

opo

  1. (informal) Clipping of oppilaanohjaaja.
  2. (informal) Clipping of opinto-ohjaaja.

Declension
Inflection of opo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative opo opot
genitive opon opojen
partitive opoa opoja
illative opoon opoihin
singular plural
nominative opo opot
accusative nom. opo opot
gen. opon
genitive opon opojen
partitive opoa opoja
inessive opossa opoissa
elative oposta opoista
illative opoon opoihin
adessive opolla opoilla
ablative opolta opoilta
allative opolle opoille
essive opona opoina
translative opoksi opoiksi
instructive — opoin
abessive opotta opoitta
comitative — opoineen
Possessive forms of opo (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person oponi opomme
2nd person oposi oponne
3rd person oponsa

Galo

Noun

opo

  1. winnowing basket

Javanese

Adverb

opo

  1. Nonstandard spelling of apa. Romanization of ꦲꦥ

Pamona

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

opo

  1. four

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from the univerbation of oo +‎ po.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: o‧po
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔopoʔ/, [ˈʔo.poʔ]

Interjection

opò

  1. (honorific) yes
    Synonym: oho
    Antonym: hindi po

Usage notes
  • Opo is used as an honorific towards elders, superiors, and even strangers, while oho is a slightly less formal honorific that can be used for intimate elders and superiors. However, the difference between the two has blurred in recent decades.

Derived terms

See also

Votic

Alternative forms
  • õpo

Etymology

From earlier õpo, from Proto-Finnic *hepoi.

Pronunciation
  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈopo/, [ˈopo]
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Hyphenation: o‧po

Noun

opo

  1. (Kattila) horse

Inflection
Declension of opo (type II/võrkko, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative opo ovod
genitive ovo opoje, opojõ, opoi
partitive oppoa opoitõ, opoi
illative oppo, opposõ opoje, opojõ, opoisõ
inessive ovoz opoiz
elative ovossõ opoissõ
allative ovolõ opoilõ
adessive ovollõ opoillõ
ablative ovoltõ opoiltõ
translative ovossi opoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Synonyms

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎, 2 edition, Tallinn

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Compare Nupe èkpó

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ò.k͡pó/

Noun

òpó

  1. (architecture) pillar; column
  2. pole
  3. (astronomy) orbit
  4. (figuratively) pillar; backbone; nucleus
    Íńtánẹ́ẹ̀tì jẹ́ òpó kan pàtàkì nínú ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ òde òní. ― The internet is an important pillar of modern-day communication.
Derived terms
  • òpómúléró (“pillar”)
  • òpójẹ̀ (“blood vessel”)
  • ojú òpó (“orbit”)
  • òpó ìlà (“column”)

Etymology 2

Compare Nupe ekpó

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ō.k͡pó/

Noun

opó

  1. widow
Derived terms
  • ìṣúpó (“levirate marriage; widow inheritance”)
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