Ops

English

The goddess Ops

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

  1. (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

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ops f sg (genitive Opis); third declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The goddess Ops.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ops
Genitive Opis
Dative Opī
Accusative Opem
Ablative Ope
Vocative Ops
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