# opa
## Alabama
### Noun

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.

### References

* ↑ cas.unt.edu/~montler/Alabama/Dictionary

### Further reading

Barred owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Ambonese Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch opa.

### Noun

opa
* grandfather, grandpa
    Opa su mati di Ambong.Grandpa died in Ambon.

### See also

* oma (“grandmother, grandma”)
* nene (“grandmother, grandma”)

### References

* D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

## Basque
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /opa/ [o.pa]
* Rhymes: -opa, -a
* Hyphenation: o‧pa

### Noun

opa inan
* desire
* offer, offering

#### Derived terms

* 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”)

### Further reading

* “opa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “opa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Dutch
### Etymology

Cognate with German Opa.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

opa m (plural opa's, diminutive opaatje n)
* granddad, grandpa, pops
    Synonyms: bompa, grootvader
* (colloquial) any old man

#### Related terms

* oma

#### Descendants

* Skepi Creole Dutch: opai
* Sranan Tongo: owpa
* → Ambonese Malay: opa
* → Papiamentu: opa

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From opo +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈopa]
* Rhymes: -opa
* Hyphenation: o‧pa

### Adjective

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

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
### Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, or either related to English up.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔpa̝/

#### Interjection

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

### Etymology 2

14th century. Unknown.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔpa̝/

#### Noun

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
    Synonym: balandrán

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “opa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “opas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “opa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “opa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Garo
### Etymology

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

### Verb

opa
* to suck

## Guaraní
### Determiner

opa
* all

## Gun
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ō.k͡pà/

### Noun

opà (plural opà lẹ) (Nigeria)
* vow

## Icelandic
### Noun

opa
* indefinite genitive plural of op

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [opɐ]

### Noun

opà f (plural opos) stress pattern 1
* ulcer

### Interjection

opa
* hop (about jumping)

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Unknown.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈo.pɐ/

#### Interjection

opa
* oops (acknowledging a minor mistake)
    Synonym: ops
    Opa! Desculpa, foi sem querer.Oops! Sorry, it was an accident.
* hey (protest or reprimand)
    Opa, calma aí! Não precisa ofender!Hey, calm down! No need to offend!
* hey (informal greeting)
    Opa! Eaí, tudo bem?Hey! What's up?

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.pɐ/

#### Noun

opa f (plural opas)
* a type of cape used by members of the clergy
    Synonym: balandrau
* (Brazil, colloquial) carousal (noisy feast or social gathering)
    Synonyms: farra, folia, pândega
* (Brazil, colloquial) bad company
* (Brazil) yellow lapacho (Handroanthus serratifolius)
    Synonym: ipê-do-cerrado

### Etymology 3

From German Opa (“grandpa”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈo.pɐ/

#### Noun

opa m (plural opas, feminine oma, feminine plural omas)
* (South Brazil, familiar) grandpa
    Synonym: avô

### Further reading

* “opa”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “opa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “opa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “opa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “opa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Slovincian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian Ap.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.pa/
* Rhymes: -ɔpa
* Syllabification: o‧pa

### Noun

opa m animal (female equivalent opôwo or opka, diminutive opk, related adjective opôwy or opjy or opskjy, possessive adjective opó)
* monkey, ape (primate)

#### Derived terms

* opjã

#### Related terms

* opjõteczkô
* opjõtkô
* opjõtúszkô

### Further reading

* Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ǻu̯pă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 8

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈopa/ [ˈo.pa]
* Rhymes: -opa
* Syllabification: o‧pa

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua upa.

#### Adjective

opa m or f (masculine and feminine plural opas)
* (offensive, colloquial, Rioplatense, Bolivia) stupid

#### Noun

opa m or f by sense (plural opas)
* (offensive, colloquial, Paraguay, Bolivia, Rioplatense, rustic in Peru) a fool, a stupid person

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Interjection

opa
* (Rioplatense) expression indicating surprise

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

opa f (plural opas)
* (business) acronym of oferta pública de adquisición (“takeover bid”).

##### Derived terms

* contraopa

### Further reading

* “opa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Uzbek
### Noun

opa (plural opalar)
* older sister

## Yami
### Noun

opa
* (anatomy) thigh