ouvert

See also: ouvèrt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouvert. Doublet of overt.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /uːˈvɛː/

Noun

ouvert (plural ouverts)

  1. (ballet) A position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
  2. (fashion) An open-crotch undergarment.

    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/
    • (file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛʁ
    • Homophone: ouverts

    Adjective

    ouvert (feminine ouverte, masculine plural ouverts, feminine plural ouvertes)

    1. open
      Antonym: fermé
    2. (heraldry) of a building: having a door of a specified colour

    Derived terms

    Participle

    ouvert (feminine ouverte, masculine plural ouverts, feminine plural ouvertes)

    1. 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

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    Middle French

    Etymology

    From Old French overt.

    Verb

    ouvert

    1. past participle of ouvrir

    Descendants

    • French: ouvert (see there for further descendants)

    Norman

    Adjective

    ouvert m

    1. Alternative form of ouvaert
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