Oprav

Oprav is a term primarily associated with Slavic languages, especially Czech and Slovak, where it relates to making something right again, either by repairing or by correcting. In everyday use, the most common noun is oprava, meaning a repair or service, while the related verbs are opravit (to repair or to correct) and opravovat (to repair, to perform repairs, or to correct repeatedly). The sense of the word can cover mechanical restoration as well as correcting an error.

In Czech and Slovak, oprava refers to the act or process of restoring function or condition. Opravovat or opravit are used when describing actions taken to fix a broken machine, device, or system, as well as when correcting a mistake in texts, data, or calculations. Adjectival forms such as opravný or opravný prostředek appear in compound terms and describe something intended to correct or repair.

Etymology connects oprava/opravit to a common Slavic root meaning to make right or to set straight, with the prefix op- adding a sense of completing or restoring. This root also underpins related vocabulary such as repair shops, repair technicians, and repair-related procedures in the respective languages.

See also: oprava, opravovat, opravit, opravár.