# op
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɒp/
* (General American) IPA: /ɑp/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒp

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

op (plural ops)
* (informal) Clipping of opponent.
    His ops went to his court hearing today.
* (informal) Clipping of operation.
    My mother's going in for her knee op today.
* (informal) Clipping of operator.
** 2015 September 14, Doug Matthews, Special Event Production: The Resources, Routledge, →ISBN, page 159:Even given the same direction, two camera ops will see and shoot somewhat differently. A good eye and an ability to concentrate and quickly follow directions are necessary for this position.
** 2017 November 21, Kristina Sexton, Acting in LA: How to Become a Working Actor in Hollywood, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:Give the camera op a wide berth when he or she is shooting on Steadicam. When doing so, camera ops usually have virtually no peripheral vision, and their spatial awareness may be impaired by the giant, heavy camera attached to [them].
** (informal) An amateur radio operator.
** (Internet) An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc.
* (Internet slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of opinion.
    Ops on my new drawing?
* (chiefly attributive) Ellipsis of op art.
    an op painting; op artworks

##### Derived terms

* black op
* exaop
* gigaop
* grow op
* half-op
* non-op
* no-op
* opcode
* petaop
* post-op
* pre-op
* siteop
* teraop

##### Related terms

* coin-op
* co-op
* op-amp

#### Verb

op (third-person singular simple present ops, present participle opping, simple past and past participle opped)
* (transitive, Internet) To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.
    Antonym: deop
** 1999, Cory McWilliams, “IRC Oddities”, in alt.irc (Usenet):True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem. Suppose someone joins the room after the user is opped and before the user is deopped.

##### Derived terms

* reop

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

op (plural ops)
* Alternative letter-case form of OP.

#### Adjective

op (comparative more op, superlative most op)
* Alternative letter-case form of OP.

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

op (plural ops)
* (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)
* (Australia, informal, transitive) To buy (something) from an op shop.
* (Australia, informal, intransitive) To shop at op shops.

#### See also

* Op art on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* photo op

### Etymology 5

op
* (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, Pô, po, po'

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch op.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

op
* on
* up; upward

### Preposition

op
* on; upon
* in; at

## Central Franconian
### Alternative forms

* of (south-eastern Moselle Franconian)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /op/

### Preposition

op (+ dative or accusative)
* (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian) on; upon

#### Derived terms

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

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse upp. Related to over and åben.

### Adverb

op
* up (away from earth’s centre)
* up (to completion)
* un- (the inverse of a specified action)

### References

* “op” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔp/
* Rhymes: -ɔp
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

op
* up
    De bal stuiterde op en neer.The ball bounced up and down.
* (postpositional) onto, up onto
    De kat klom gisteren het dak op.The cat climbed onto the roof yesterday.
* Used in separative verbs meaning “to go away” with rude connotations.

#### Antonyms

* neer
* onder

#### Derived terms

adverbs
* opeens
adjectives
* rechtop
nouns
* opgang
* opkomst
* opheldering
verbs
* op- -en
* opbergen
* opbikken
* opblazen
* opbloeien
* opbonjouren
* opbranden
* opbrengen
* opdelen
* opdoen
* opdokken
* opdringen
* opeten
* opfikken
* opfluffen
* opgaan
* opgeven
* ophalen
* ophoesten
* ophopen
* opjagen
* opjuinen
* opkalken
* opklossen
* opknappen
* opkramen
* opkrassen
* opkrikken
* opladen
* opleggen
* opletten
* oplieren
* oplossen
* opluxen
* opmerken
* oppakken
* oppiepen
* oppijpen
* oppikken
* opplussen
* oppoetsen
* oprichten
* oprijzen
* oproepen
* oprollen
* opruimen
* oprukken
* opschalen
* opsluiten
* opsmikkelen
* opsnijden
* opsnorren
* opstappen
* opstijgen
* optateren
* optellen
* optreden
* opvangen
* opvissen
* opvoeden
* opvolgen
* opvreten
* opvullen
* opwaarderen
* opwassen
* opzetten

### Preposition

op
* on, upon; indicates physical location
    De melk staat op de tafel. ― The milk is on the table.
* on, in, at; indicates more abstract location
    Ik ben op school. ― I'm at school.
    Ben je ooit op tv geweest? ― Have you ever been on TV?
* on; referencing a date
    op maandag ― on Monday
* (... op (de) ...) in; indicates a ratio between two numbers
    Een op de tien mensen is het oneens met de stelling. ― One in ten people disagrees with the statement.
* (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.
    Naast dat de toonladder een kenmerkend gegeven is, zijn er ook bepaalde tonen, die een speciale rol hebben, zoals de vadi en de samvadi, respectievelijk: de belangrijkste en de op een na belangrijkste toon.Next to [the fact] that the musical scale is a characteristic datum, there are also certain tones that have a special role, such as the vadi and the samvadi: respectively the most important and second most important tones.
    Brazilië is met zijn 8,5 miljoen vierkante kilometer het grootste land van Zuid-Amerika en het op vier na grootste ter wereld.With its 8.5 million square kilometers, Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world.

#### 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)
* up, awake, out of bed
    Jij bent vroeg op vandaag.You're up early today.
    Ik moet morgen vroeg op.I need to be/get up early tomorrow.
* up, all gone, no more, finished
    Je tijd is op!Your time's up!
    Het brood is op.There's no more bread left.
* (informal) tired, exhausted

#### Derived terms

* doodop
* op is op
* opperdepop

### Anagrams

* po

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse op (“opening”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [oːʰp]

### Noun

op n (genitive singular ops, plural op)
* opening, orifice

#### Derived terms

* blaðop (stoma)
* sjónop (pupil)

## Finnish
### Noun

op
* Abbreviation of opintopiste.

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse op (“opening”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔp/, [ɔːp]
* Rhymes: -ɔːp

### Noun

op n (genitive singular ops, nominative plural op)
* an opening, an orifice, a hole

#### 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: [ɔp̚]
* Hyphenation: op

### Verb

op
* (colloquial) to stop
    Synonyms: stop, setop, berhenti, mandek, cukup

## Iwam
### Noun

op
* 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

## Jamaican Creole
### Etymology

Derived from English up.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /op/

### Adverb

op
* up
    git op, wiek op, uopm op, bon opget up, wake up, open up, burn up

#### See also

* big op

### Further reading

* op at majstro.com

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /op/

### Adverb

op
* open
    D'Dier ass op.The door is open.

### Preposition

op
* on, upon
    Ech sëtzen op enger Bänk.I'm sitting on a bench.
* at, to (an institution or workplace)
    Du bass nach op der Schoul.You are still at school.
* (time) past
    e Véierel op néng
       quarter past nine
* in (a language)
    Wéi seet een dat op Lëtzebuergesch?How do you say that in Luxembourgish?

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Preposition

op [with accusative or dative]
* on, on top of
* at, in the direction of
* at, by

#### Alternative forms

* up

#### Descendants

* Dutch: op
* Limburgish: óp

### Adverb

op
* up, upwards
* up, upright
* 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
* (pre-1938) alternative form of opp

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōpą, *wōpaz.

### Noun

op n
* 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)
* (archaic) need, necessity
    Synonyms: nevoie, necesitate

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin opus in the 19th century.

#### Noun

op n (plural opuri)
* work (usually artistic or literary), writing
    Synonyms: operă, lucrare, scriere

##### See also

* opus
* operă

## Tocharian B
### Etymology

Uncertain.

### Noun

op ?
* 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
* open
** 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:5:Sapos yutupela i kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai, bai ai bilong yutupela i op na yutupela i kisim save long wanem samting i gutpela, na wanem samting i nogut, na bai yutupela i kamap wankain olsem God. God i save long dispela, olsem na em i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai.”→New International Version translation

### Adjective

op
* open

### Related terms

* opim

## West Frisian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /op/

### Adverb

op
* up
* onto

#### Derived terms

* opromje

#### Further reading

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

### Preposition

op
* on, on top of
* at, in the vicinity of
    De Westermar sil opnij opboud wurde op deselde lokaasjeThe Westermar will be built again at the same location.

#### Further reading

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

## Zou
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /op˧˥/

### Noun

óp
* chest

### References

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