Ops
English
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Ops, from Latin ops (“resources, wealth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (“force, ability”), from *h₃ep- base
Proper noun
editOps
- (Roman mythology) The goddess of earth and fertility. Equivalent to the Greek Rhea, Ops was the sister-wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter. After Saturn learned of a prophecy that his children by Ops would overthrow him, he ate each of them just after they were born; however, Ops saved Jupiter by feeding Saturn a stone instead.
Translations
editgoddess
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Anagrams
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ops/, [ɔps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ops/, [ɔps]
Proper noun
editOps f sg (genitive Opis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Ops |
genitive | Opis |
dative | Opī |
accusative | Opem |
ablative | Ope |
vocative | Ops |
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