ops

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See also: OPS and ὄψ

English

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Noun

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ops

  1. plural of op

Noun

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ops (uncountable)

  1. (informal) operations
    They work in spec ops
  2. (Internet, IRC) operator status
    Why don't I have ops in this channel any more?
    • 1995, Stuart H. Harris, The IRC Survival Guide, page 121:
      Perhaps I might now add one more piece of etiquette advice, for which all chanops will thank me. If you want ops on a channel, don't beg for them []

Derived terms

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Verb

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ops

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of op

Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Noun

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ops

  1. indefinite genitive singular of op

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Spanish ops, English oops.

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Interjection

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ops

  1. oops

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *opis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (force, ability), from *h₃ep- base, whence also Sanskrit अप्नस् (ápnas, property, possession) and possibly Ancient Greek ὄμπνη (ómpnē, food). Related to omnis, optimus and opus.

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Proper noun

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ops f (genitive opis); third declension

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Ops (the goddess of earth's riches and fertility)

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative ops
Genitive opis
Dative opī
Accusative opem
Ablative ope
Vocative ops

Noun

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ops f (genitive opis); third declension

  1. (in the singular, nominative not in use) strength, power, power to help, property
    Synonyms: fortitūdō, efficācia, capācitās, valētūdō, vīs, vehementia
  2. (in the plural) resources, wealth, riches
  3. assistance, help, aid, support
    Synonyms: adiūtus, adiumentum, auxilium, subsidium, fidēs, praesidium

Usage notes

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  • Only the genitive, accusative and ablative forms of the singular are in ordinary use as a common noun, also confirmed by the grammarians' statements.
  • The nominative singular ops is not in use other than as the name of the goddess; the dative opī is attested only once.
  • The ablative singular is usually ope, but once opī in Varro (in giving an etymology) and opīd in an inscription, doubly unusual for having an i-stem ending augmented with the o-stem ablative /d/.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ops opēs
Genitive opis opum
Dative opī opibus
Accusative opem opēs
Ablative ope opibus
Vocative ops opēs

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References

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Further reading

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  • ops”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ops”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ops in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1086.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to bring aid to; to rescue: auxilium, opem, salutem ferre alicui
    • (ambiguous) to implore a person's help: alicuius opem implorare
    • (ambiguous) to fly to some one for refuge: confugere ad aliquem or ad opem, ad fidem alicuius
    • (ambiguous) to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: magnas opes habere
    • (ambiguous) to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: opibus maxime florere
    • (ambiguous) to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: omnibus opibus circumfluere
    • (ambiguous) to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: omni ope atque opera or omni virium contentione eniti, ut
    • (ambiguous) to possess means, to be well off: rem or opes habere, bona possidere, in bonis esse
    • (ambiguous) to be very rich: opibus, divitiis, bonis, facultatibus abundare
    • (ambiguous) to have great influence: opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florere
    • (ambiguous) to acquire influence: opes, gratiam, potentiam consequi

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Natural exclamation

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Interjection

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ops!

  1. oops (acknowledging a minor mistake)
    Synonym: opa

Spanish

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Etymology

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Natural exclamation

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈobs/ [ˈoβ̞s]
  • Rhymes: -obs
  • Syllabification: ops

Interjection

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¡ops!

  1. acknowledgment of a minor mistake, oops

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Compare Spanish ops.

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Interjection

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ops (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. used to tell someone to refrain from doing something or continuing to do something: not so fast!
  2. (loosely) oops!