œuvé

French

Etymology

From Middle French ouvé, from Old French oevé. By surface analysis, œuf +‎ -é.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œ.ve/

Adjective

œuvé (feminine œuvée, masculine plural œuvés, feminine plural œuvées)

1. (of a female fish) containing eggs, egg-bearing, ovigerous
2. (figuratively) having numerous possibilities or implications, pregnant

   1855 sera une année œuvée. [Victor Hugo, Correspondences]

   1855 will be a busy year.

Further reading

• “œuvé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.