ouverture

See also: Ouvertüre

French

Etymology

From Old French overture, from Vulgar Latin *opertūra, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture, a borrowing. Compare Catalan obertura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /u.vɛʁ.tyʁ/
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Rhymes: -yʁ
Homophone: ouvertures

Noun

ouverture f (plural ouvertures)

opening
(music) overture

Related terms

Further reading

“ouverture” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French ouverture

Noun

ouverture m (definite singular ouverturen, indefinite plural ouverturer, definite plural ouverturene)

(music, also by extension) an overture

Usage notes

Also spelt overtyre, but this is not an officially recognised spelling.

References

“ouverture” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French ouverture

Noun

ouverture m (definite singular ouverturen, indefinite plural ouverturar, definite plural ouverturane)

(music, also by extension) an overture

Usage notes

As for Bokmål.

References

“ouverture” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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