ouvrir
French
[uvæɾ]
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to open
- (transitive) to begin
- (reflexive) to open (become open)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French ouvrir inherited from Old French ovrir inherited from Latin *operīre, aperīre (open).
Origin
Latin
aperīre
Gloss
open
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *operīre Latin
- aperiō, aperire, aperio Latin
- aperiō, aperīre, aperio Latin
- aperīre Latin
- operire Latin
- apertore Italian
- apribile Italian
- aprire Italian
- apritoio Italian
- riaprire Italian
- entrouvrir French
- ouvreur French
- réouvrir French
- abreboca Spanish, Castilian
- abrebotellas Spanish, Castilian
- abrecartas Spanish, Castilian
- abrefácil Spanish, Castilian
- abrelatas Spanish, Castilian
- abrepuertas Spanish, Castilian
- abridor Spanish, Castilian
- abrimiento Spanish, Castilian
- abrir Spanish, Castilian
- reabrir Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂epo Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European
- abridor Portuguese
- abrir Portuguese
- abrir mão Portuguese
- overt Old French
- ovrir Old French
- obreampolles Catalan, Valencian
- obrir Catalan, Valencian
- reobrir Catalan, Valencian
- ouvri Norman
- ouvrir Middle French
- abrir Old Portuguese
- arver Romansh
- avrir Romansh
- darveir Romansh
- drivir Romansh
- duvrir Romansh
- earver Romansh
- rivir Romansh
- abrir Asturian
- avierzi Friulian
- vierzi Friulian
- obrir Old Occitan
- vèrzar Venetian
- aprer Dalmatian
- arape Neapolitan
- arapì Neapolitan
- abri Hiligaynon
- ouvri Louisiana Creole French
- uvrir Franco-Provençal