Aperta

Aperta is a form found in Latin and Italian, tied to the verb meaning "to open." In both languages it functions primarily as a participle or as an adjective, agreeing with the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

In Latin, aperta is the feminine singular perfect passive participle of aperire, which means “to open.” As such, it translates roughly as “opened” or “uncovered” when describing a feminine noun. The form can appear in inscriptions, medieval texts, or phrases where the participle qualities an accompanying noun, such as porta aperta, meaning “the opened door.”

In Italian, aperta is the feminine singular past participle of aprire, used both as a verb in compound tenses with essere and as an adjective. As a non-auxiliary adjective, it means “open” and must agree with the noun: una finestra aperta (an open window), la porta è aperta (the door is open). The masculine form is aperto, and the plural forms are aperte (feminine) and aperti (masculine). The word is common in everyday speech and writing.

Beyond Latin and Italian, aperta does not designate a specific object, organization, or technical standard in English-language discourse. It is primarily encountered when discussing linguistic forms or in translated or learned-language contexts. For related terms, see aperto and aprire, the corresponding masculine forms and the root verb meanings.