covert

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest. === Pronunciation === Adjective: (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊvɜːt/, /kəʊˈvɜːt/, /ˈkʌvət/ (dated) (US) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊvɚt/, /koʊˈvɜɹt/, /ˈkʌvɚt/ (dated) Noun: (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʌvət/, /ˈkəʊvɜːt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊvɚt/, /ˈkʌvɚt/, /ˈkʌvɚ/ (dated) (adj): Predominant pronunciation shifted from first to second syllable stress around the 1960s. === Adjective === covert (comparative more covert, superlative most covert) (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:covert Antonym: overt (now rare) Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered. (law, historical) Under coverture. Synonym: covert baron ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cover ==== Translations ==== === Noun === covert (plural coverts) A covering. A disguise. A hiding place. Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide. (ornithology) A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === corvet, vector == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkavɐt/ === Verb === covert inflection of covern: third-person singular present second-person plural present second-person plural subjunctive I plural imperative == Old French == === Alternative forms === cuvert covri === Etymology === From Latin coopertus. === Verb === covert past participle of covrir ==== Descendants ==== English: covert French: couvert