Opus

17th century, from Latin opus. Doublet of Oper and Œuvre.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːpʊs/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpʊs/ (less common)

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Opus n (strong, genitive Opus, plural Opera or Opusse)

1. opus, artistic work

   Synonym: Werk

• Both plural forms are rare. Opera is highly learned, while Opusse is highly informal.

From Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς (Opoûs).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɔ.puːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɔː.pus]

Opūs f sg (genitive Opūntis); third declension

1. The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• Opūntius

• Italian: Opunte

• “Opus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Opus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Opus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.