LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

apertūra

apertūra f (genitive apertūrae)
Classical[a.pɛrˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[a.perˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. an act of opening
  2. an opening, hole, aperture

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapertūraapertūrae
genitiveapertūraeapertūrārum
dativeapertūraeapertūrīs
accusativeapertūramapertūrās
ablativeapertūrāapertūrīs
vocativeapertūraapertūrae

ăpertūra, ae, f. aperio (only post Aug.).
I. An opening (abstr.), Vitr. 4, 6 fin.; Dig. 28, 5, 3.—
II. An opening (concr.), aperture, a hole, Vitr. 5, 5; so id. 10, 9: Vulg. Amos, 4, 3; 9, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Latinapertūra

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-der. Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Proto-Italic *apweriō Latin aperiō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin apertūra From aperiō (“to uncover, make or lay bare”) + -tūra (“-ure”, action noun suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanapertura
  • Englishapertura
  • Englishaperture
  • Frenchaperture
  • Romanianaperturăfrom French aperture
  • Occitanapertura
  • Spanishapertura
  • Asturianapertura
  • Galicianapertura
  • Russianаперту́ра
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanobertura
  • Occitanobertura
  • Occitandobertura
  • Frenchouverturefrom Old French overture
  • Englishoverturefrom Old French overture
  • Aragoneseubertura
  • Aragoneseobertura
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianabbaltura
  • Sardinianabbeltura
  • Sardinianabbertura
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseabertura
  • Spanishabertura
  • Asturianabertura
  • Galicianabertura
Italo-Romance
  • Italianapertura
  • Sicilianapirtura
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmonteseovertura

In English words that came into English from apertūra

  • overtureapertūra
  • apertureapertūra
  • apertiveapertūra
  • aperturaapertūra

Quick answers

What does apertūra mean in Latin?
apertūra, a noun, means “an act of opening; an opening, hole, aperture”.
What is the genitive of apertūra?
The genitive singular is apertūrae. apertūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce apertūra?
In classical Latin, [a.pɛrˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.perˈtuː.ra].
Where does apertūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Latin apertūra.
Which English words come from apertūra?
English words that go back to Latin apertūra include overture, aperture, apertive and apertura.