See also: ouvèrt

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ouvert. Doublet of apert and overt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.
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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French ouvert, from Old French overt, from Vulgar Latin *opertus, from Latin apertus. Doublet of apert.

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Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

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Participle

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

  1. past participle of ouvrir

Descendants

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Old French overt.

Verb

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ouvert

  1. past participle of ouvrir

Descendants

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  • French: ouvert (see there for further descendants)

Norman

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Adjective

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ouvert m

  1. Alternative form of ouvaert