Ops
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Ops, from Latin ops (“resources, wealth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (“force, ability”), from *h₃ep- base
Proper noun
Ops
- (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
goddess
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ops/, [ɔps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ops/, [ɔps]
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