ouvert
See also: ouvèrt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French ouvert. Doublet of apert and overt.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /uːˈvɛː/
Noun
ouvert (plural ouverts)
- (ballet) A position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
- (fashion) An open-crotch undergarment.
Related terms
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French ouvert, from Old French overt, from Vulgar Latin *opertus, from Latin apertus. Doublet of apert.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.vɛʁ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʁ
- Homophone: ouverts
Adjective
ouvert (feminine ouverte, masculine plural ouverts, feminine plural ouvertes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Participle
ouvert (feminine ouverte, masculine plural ouverts, feminine plural ouvertes)
- past participle of ouvrir
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: ouvè
- Haitian Creole: ouvè
- Louisiana Creole: ouvèr
- Mauritian Creole: ouver, uver
- Seychellois Creole: ouver
- → English: ouvert
- → German: ouvert
Further reading
- “ouvert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French overt.
Verb
ouvert
- past participle of ouvrir
Descendants
- French: ouvert (see there for further descendants)
Norman
Adjective
ouvert m
- alternative form of ouvaert