Definitions and meaning of ope
ope
English
Etymology 1
Representing oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (IPA(key): /oʊp/, [oʊp̚]) (excrescent /p/). Compare yep, yup, nope, and welp.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: ōp IPA(key): /oʊp/
- (UK) IPA(key): /əʊp/
- Rhymes: -əʊp
Interjection
ope
- (US, chiefly Midwestern US) An exclamation of surprise; oops.
Usage notes
Specific to the Midwestern United States, but used elsewhere in American English.
Etymology 2
From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: ōp IPA(key): /oʊp/
- (UK) IPA(key): /əʊp/
Adjective
ope (comparative more ope, superlative most ope)
- (dialectal or poetic, otherwise archaic) Open. [from 13th c.]
Verb
ope (third-person singular simple present opes, present participle oping, simple past and past participle oped)
- (dialectal or poetic, otherwise archaic, ambitransitive) To open.
Noun
ope (plural opes)
- (Cornwall) An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ope/, /ʔope/
Noun
ope (uncountable)
- (Philippines, colloquial, slang) Clipping of operations, in terms of an organization.
References
Anagrams
- EPO, EoP, PEO, POE, Poe, peo., poe, poë
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ope/ [o.pe]
- Rhymes: -ope, -e
- Hyphenation: o‧pe
Etymology 1
From ot- (combining form of ogi (“bread”)) + mehe (“thin”), itself from Proto-Basque *bene.
Noun
ope inan
- (rare) flatbread
Declension
Etymology 2
Probably borrowed from Latin opem (“wealth, assistance”).
Noun
ope inan
- (obsolete) April
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ope”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ope”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of opettaja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈope/, [ˈo̞pe̞]
- Rhymes: -ope
- Syllabification(key): o‧pe
- Hyphenation(key): ope
Noun
ope (colloquial)
- teach, teacher
- Synonyms: opettaja, maikka
Declension
Further reading
- “ope”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Latin
Noun
ope
- ablative singular of ops
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
ope
- neuter singular of open
Unami
Verb
ope inan (plural òpeyo)
- third-person singular present active indicative inanimate of ope (“it is white”)
Related terms
- òpsu
- òpàn
- wèhènchiopànk
- òpànk
See also
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “ope”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
Source: wiktionary.org