libretto

See also: Libretto

English

WOTD – 14 July 2010

Etymology

From Italian, 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)

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

Translations

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

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Frm Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

  1. (music) libretto

Finnish

Noun

libretto

  1. 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
gen. libreton
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)

  1. booklet

Derived terms

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