œuvre

common nouncommon noun

from late Old French uevre, originally ovre, which goes back to Latin opera (plural of opus 'work'), used in the feminine singular since pre-classical Latin (Plautus) with the meaning 'activity, work'. As for opus, the word was continued in Old French in the form (h)ues.

Definitions

christianisme
bijouterie
religion

Synonyms

Plural

œuvres

Translations

  • germangerman:Werke
  • englishenglish:work
  • dutchdutch:pennevrucht
  • polishpolish:uczynek
  • portugueseportuguese:obra
  • danishdanish:værk
  • italianitalian:opera
  • russianrussian:произведение

See also

ouvrant (adj.) œuvrette (cn.) ouvrage (cn.) ouvrir (v.) ouvreuse (cn.) semi-ouvré (adj.) ouvrabilité (cn.) ouvraison (cn.) ouverture (cn.) ouvert (adj.) ouvriérisme (cn.) ouvriériste (adj.) ouvrable (adj.) ouvragé (adj.) ouvrager (v.) ouvrer (v.) ouvreur (cn.) ouvrier (adj.) ouvrier (cn.) rouvrir (v.)