libretto

English

Etymology

English Wikipedia has an article on:

libretto

Wikipedia

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)

1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
   • 2002 March 1, Richard Traubner, “Mozart's Singspiel”, in Playbill‎:

     From Mozart's letters we know that the composer decided to enlarge the part of Osmin, the harem keeper, because the originator of the part, Ludwig Fischer, had a freakishly low bass voice that Mozart wanted to exploit. Osmin's principal arias and ensembles were duly lengthened beyond what appeared in the original libretto, and he was given yet another song in the third act.

2. A book containing such a text.

Related terms

• librettist
• librettistics

Translations

Anagrams

• blottier

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

libretto

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈbrɛ.toː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: li‧bret‧to

Noun

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

1. (music) libretto

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

libretto

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

From Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlibretːo/,
• Rhymes: -ibretːo
• Syllabification^(key): lib‧ret‧to

Noun

libretto

1. book, libretto (script of a musical)

Declension

Further reading

• “libretto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

libretto m (plural librettos)

1. libretto

Further reading

• “libretto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From libro (“book”) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈbret.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: li‧brét‧to

Noun

libretto m (plural libretti)

1. booklet

Derived terms

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

Further reading

• libretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• broletti

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

libretto

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro.

Noun

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

1. (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)

1. (music) a libretto

Related terms

• librettist

References

• “libretto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

libretto

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /libˈrɛt.tɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛttɔ
• Syllabification: lib‧ret‧to

Noun

libretto n

1. (music) libretto (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• libretto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• libretto in Polish dictionaries at PWN