ouverture
See also: Ouvertüre
Danish
Noun
ouverture c (singular definite ouverturen, plural indefinite ouverturer)
- (music) overture
Declension
Declension of ouverture
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ouverture | ouverturen | ouverturer | ouverturerne |
| genitive | ouvertures | ouverturens | ouverturers | ouverturernes |
Further reading
- “ouverture” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “ouverture” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
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/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -yʁ
- Homophone: ouvertures
Noun
ouverture f (plural ouvertures)
- opening
- Antonym: fermeture
- (music) overture
Derived terms
- demi d'ouverture
- ouverture d'esprit
Related terms
- apéritif
- aperture
- ouvert
- ouvrir
- couverture
Further reading
- “ouverture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ouverture, Old French overture, from Vulgar Latin *opertūra, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of apertura, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.verˈtyr/[1]
- Hyphenation: ou‧ver‧tu‧re
Noun
ouverture f (invariable)
- (music) overture
- Synonyms: introduzione, (music) preludio
- Antonym: (music) coda
Related terms
- aperitivo
- apertura
- aperto
- aprire
- copertura
- chiusura
- coprire
- chiudere
References
- ouverture in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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.