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Opa
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Appendix:Variations of "opa"
German
Etymology
Cognate with nl opa. de
Pronunciation
de /ˈoːpʰa/ standard
de /ˈɔpʰa/ chiefly western German
de /ˈoːpʰɐ/ some speakers from Kiel Mooshammer, Christine Mooshammer Christine Rathcke, Tamara V Rathcke Tamara Opa vs Oper: Neutralization of /ɐ/ and unstressed /a/ contrast in a perception and production study 2016 https://kar.kent.ac.uk/57990/1/P%26P12_OpaOper_final.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170719155622/https://kar.kent.ac.uk/57990/1/P%26P12_OpaOper_final.pdf 19 July 2017 19 July 2017<<name:OvON>>
de De-Opa.ogg
de De-Opa2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Oper de some speakers from Kiel
Noun
m,,s chen
grandpa
any elderly man
Usage notes
The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist der Opa? – "Where is Grandpa?" In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Opa?
Declension
m,,s
Synonyms
de Altvater
de Großpapa
de Großvater
Antonyms
de Oma (Altmutter, Großmama, Großmutter, Omi)
de Enkel, de Enkelsohn
Derived terms
de Opi affectionate
de Uropa
de Opa Langbein
Related terms
de Opapa
Descendants
csb ópa 1 dated
szl ōpa 1 1
References
Further reading
de Male family members