Opa

/ˈoːpa/

der noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Opas

Meaning

  1. grandpa

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Großvater

Opa is the warm form of direct address; Großvater is the neutral word for talking about him.

Similar in other languages

English

grandfather

grandfather is the English word for the same thing — both mean "grandpa, grandfather."

Practice

1 What does Opa mean?

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3 Which fingerprint chart matches Opa?

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