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opera.

work, care; aid; service, effort/trouble; [dare operam => pay attention to];

5 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɔ.pɛ.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.pe.ra]
  1. work, pains, exertion, effort, labour

    declension-1 · feminine
    operae non est (+ infinitive)
  2. service, rendering of a service

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. (especially with dō) care, attention, exertion bestowed on something (or someone, especially a teacher) with dative

    declension-1 · feminine
  4. (especially with dō) care, attention, exertion bestowed on something (or someone, especially a teacher) with ad + accusative

    declension-1 · feminine · uncommon
  5. (especially with dō) care, attention, exertion bestowed on something (or someone, especially a teacher) with ut/nē + subjunctive

    declension-1 · feminine
  6. (especially with dō) care, attention, exertion bestowed on something (or someone, especially a teacher) with the subjunctive alone

    declension-1 · feminine
  7. (especially with dō) care, attention, exertion bestowed on something (or someone, especially a teacher) with the infinitive

    Old-Latin · declension-1 · feminine · rare
  8. one's fault, agency, doing

    declension-1 · feminine
  9. (in the ablative, with experior) one's own experience

    Old-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
  10. (with ūnā or eādem) manner, way

    Old-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
  11. spare time for something (see Usage notes)

    declension-1 · feminine
  12. a day's work or labour

    declension-1 · feminine · plural-normally
  13. day labourer, journeyman, farmhand

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically
  14. day labourer, journeyman, farmhand any kind of worker or labourer

    broadly · declension-1 · feminine · metonymically
  15. day labourer, journeyman, farmhand hired aider, tool, rowdy

    declension-1 · derogatory · feminine · metonymically
  16. deed, activity, effort

    declension-1 · feminine
  17. that which is wrought or produced, a work, handiwork

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From opus, operis n (“work”), via reinterpretation of its nominative plural form as a feminine singular noun.

noun[ˈɔ.pɛ.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.pe.ra]
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of opus

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

From opus, operis n (“work”), via reinterpretation of its nominative plural form as a feminine singular noun.

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