libretto

See also: Libretto

English

WOTD – 14 July 2010

Etymology

From Italian libretto, diminutive of libro (“book”), from Latin liber (“book”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

libretto (plural librettos or libretti)

The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
A book containing such a text.

Related terms

Translations

text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera

Armenian: լիբրետո (hy) (libreto)
Bulgarian: либре́то n (libréto)
Catalan: llibret m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 歌詞 (zh), 歌词 (zh) (gēcí), 唱詞 (zh), 唱词 (zh) (chàngcí)
Czech: libreto (cs) n
Finnish: libretto (fi)
French: livret (fr) m
Georgian: ლიბრეტო (libreṭo)
German: Libretto (de) n
Hungarian: librettó, szövegkönyv (hu)

Ido: libreto (io)
Italian: libretto (it) m
Japanese: リブレット (riburetto)
Korean: 리브레토 (ribeureto)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: libretto m

Nynorsk: libretto m
Portuguese: libreto (pt) m, livreto m
Russian: либре́тто (ru) (librétto)
Spanish: libreto (es) m
Ukrainian: лібре́то (uk) n (libréto)

book containing such a text

Armenian: լիբրետո (hy) (libreto)
Catalan: llibret m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 唱本 (zh) (chàngběn)
Czech: libreto (cs) n
Finnish: libretto (fi)
German: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: szövegkönyv (hu)

Ido: libreto (io)
Japanese: 台本 (だいほん, daihon), リブレット (riburetto)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: libretto m

Nynorsk: libretto m
Portuguese: libreto (pt) m, livreto m
Russian: либре́тто (ru) n (librétto)

Anagrams

blottier

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈbrɛ.toː/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: li‧bret‧to

Noun

libretto n or m (plural libretto's or libretti, diminutive librettootje n)

(music) libretto

Finnish

Noun

libretto

book, libretto (script of a musical)

Declension

Inflection of libretto (Kotus type 1/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		libretto	libretot
genitive		libreton	librettojen
partitive		librettoa	librettoja
illative		librettoon	librettoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		libretto	libretot
accusative	nom.	libretto	libretot
accusative	gen.	libreton	libretot
genitive		libreton	librettojen
partitive		librettoa	librettoja
inessive		libretossa	libretoissa
elative		libretosta	libretoista
illative		librettoon	librettoihin
adessive		libretolla	libretoilla
ablative		libretolta	libretoilta
allative		libretolle	libretoille
essive		librettona	librettoina
translative		libretoksi	libretoiksi
instructive		—	libretoin
abessive		libretotta	libretoitta
comitative		—	librettoineen

Italian

Noun

libretto m (plural libretti) (Diminutive of: libro)

booklet

Derived terms

libretto degli assegni
libretto di circolazione
libretto di lavoro
libretto di risparmio
libretto universitario

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro

Noun

libretto m (definite singular librettoen, indefinite plural librettoer, definite plural librettoene)

(music) a libretto

Related terms

librettist

References

“libretto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“libretto” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro

Noun

libretto m (definite singular librettoen, indefinite plural librettoar, definite plural librettoane)

(music) a libretto

Related terms

librettist

References

“libretto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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