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To: HiTech RedNeck

Plural of “opus” is “opera”. Go figure...


381 posted on 03/26/2016 2:34:22 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (When Cruz aligns with Soros, Ayers, and the MSM, he's one of THEM.)
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To: MayflowerMadam
It's Latin, 3rd Declension, neuter. If it were 2nd Declension, masculine, it would be opi, but it's not. The 3rd Declension is where the Romans stashed the words they stole from the Greeks, which is why it's the largest declension of Latin nouns. Successful languages are always in the lookout for a useful word or expression to steal. English, for example.
387 posted on 03/26/2016 2:37:32 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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