öppe

See also: oppe

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈøpːə/

Adverb

öppe

  1. about, approximately
    Synonym: ungefäär
    Es sin öppe hundert Lüt gsii. ― It's been about one hundred people.
  2. finally
    Synonym: endlich
    Chusch jetz öppe? ― Are you finally coming now?
  3. at times, occasionally, on occasion
    Synonym: ab un zue
    Si chömen öppe mool verbi. ― They do occasionally visit (me/us).

Usage notes

(at times): Sometimes followed by mool.

See also

Further reading
  • “etwa”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume 1, 1885, column 590
  • “öppe”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2024
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