apert
See also: apèrt
English
Etymology
From Middle English apert, from Old French apert and Latin apertus, past participle of aperire. Doublet of ouvert and overt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈpɜː(ɹ)t/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t
Adjective
apert
- (archaic) open; uncovered; revealed
- 1622, Martin Fotherby, Atheomastix:
- apert Confessions
Derived terms
Related terms
Anagrams
- Peart, Petra, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, petra, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap
Dutch
Adjective
apert (comparative aperter, superlative apertst)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apertus (“open”). Doublet of ouvert.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.pɛʁ/
- Homophone: aperts
Adjective
apert (feminine aperte, masculine plural aperts, feminine plural apertes)
Further reading
- “apert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.