οπερέτα
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian operetta.
Pronunciation
Noun
οπερέτα • (operéta) f (plural οπερέτες)
- (music) operetta (lighter version of opera)
- Οι Γκίλμπερτ και Σάλιβαν ήταν διάσημοι για τις οπερέτες τους.
- Oi Gkílmpert kai Sálivan ítan diásimoi gia tis operétes tous.
- Gilbert and Sullivan were famous for their operettas.
- (attributive, colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) joke, shambles (an event or thing lacking seriousness or only ostensibly serious)
- Η Ελλάδα έχει καταντήσει πλέον κράτος οπερέτα.
- I Elláda échei katantísei pléon krátos operéta.
- Greece has ended up as a joke state.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | οπερέτα (operéta) | οπερέτες (operétes) |
| genitive | οπερέτας (operétas) | οπερετών (operetón) |
| accusative | οπερέτα (operéta) | οπερέτες (operétes) |
| vocative | οπερέτα (operéta) | οπερέτες (operétes) |
The genitive plural is uncommon and considered awkward by scholars.
Derived terms
- οπερετικός (operetikós) (adjective)
Related terms
- όπερα f (ópera, “opera”)
- άρια f (ária, “aria”)
- λιμπρέτο n (limpréto, “libretto”)
- θέατρο n (théatro, “theatre”)
- μπαλέτο n (baléto, “ballet”)
- μέγαρο μουσικής n (mégaro mousikís, “concert hall”)
Further reading
οπερέτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
