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
german:Werke
english:work
dutch:pennevrucht
polish:uczynek
portuguese:obra
danish:værk
italian:opera
russian: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.)