# OP
## English
### Etymology 1

Abbreviation

#### Noun

OP (countable and uncountable, plural OPs)
* Initialism of Overall Position.
* (theater) Initialism of opposite prompt; stage right.
* (Internet) Initialism of original poster; the person who started a thread.
    I don't think your response really answers the OP's question.
* (Internet) Initialism of original post.
* (military, law enforcement) Initialism of observation post.
* (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of organophosphate.
* (slang) Initialism of other person's; a cigarette cadged from someone.
* Abbreviation of outpatient.
    Antonym: IP

##### Translations
#### Proper noun

OP
* (Philippines, some other countries, politics) Initialism of Office of the President.

#### Adjective

OP (not comparable)
* (publishing) Abbreviation of out of print.
* Abbreviation of overproof.
* (gaming) Abbreviation of overpowered.
** 2012 August 29, “Re: 5.0.4 first blush”, in alt.games.warcraft‎ (Usenet), 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...
* (Internet, music) Initialism of overplayed.

##### Synonyms

* (out of print): OOP

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “overpowered”): underpowered, nerfed

#### Proper noun

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

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

OP (usually uncountable, plural OPs)
* Initialism of opening credits.
* Initialism of opening theme.

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “opening credits”): ED
* (antonym(s) of “opening theme”): ED

### References

* http://www.answers.com/topic/op

### Further reading

* Office of the President of the Philippines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* P.O., PO, Po, Pô, po, po'

## Chinese
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ōupì
    (Zhuyin): ㄡ ㄆㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ou$^1$ pi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ōupì
*** Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄆㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: oupì
*** Wade–Giles: ou$^1$-pʻi$^4$
*** Yale: ōu-pì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oupih
*** Palladius: оупи (oupi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ou$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Yale: ōu pī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ou$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ou$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

#### Noun

OP
* (chiefly ACG) opening theme, intro sequence

##### Coordinate terms

* ED (yìdì)

### Etymology 2

Initialism of English Ocean Park.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ou$^1$ pi$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ou$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Yale: ōu pī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ou$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ou$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

#### Proper noun

OP
* (Hong Kong) Ocean Park Hong Kong

## German
### Etymology

* (medical senses) From the first two syllables of Operation, earlier also spelt Ope.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oˈpeː/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

OP f (genitive OP, plural OPs)
* (surgery) Initialism of Operation.

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: オペ

### Noun

OP m (strong, genitive OP or OPs, plural OP or OPs)
* (surgery) Initialism of Operationssaal.
* (electronics) Initialism of Operationsverstärker.

#### Declension
### Noun

OP n (strong, genitive OP or OPs, plural OP or OPs)
* (EU politics) Initialism of operationelles Programm.

#### Declension
### 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)
* (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: [o̞ːpɯ̟̃ɴ]

#### Noun

OP(オープン) • (ōpun)
* (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