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)

  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

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

Etymology

From Italian libretto.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlibretːo/, [ˈlibre̞t̪ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ibretːo
  • Syllabification(key): lib‧ret‧to

Noun

libretto

  1. book, libretto (script of a musical)

Declension
Inflection of libretto (Kotus type 1*C/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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of libretto (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative librettoni librettoni
accusative nom. librettoni librettoni
gen. librettoni
genitive librettoni librettojeni
partitive librettoani librettojani
inessive libretossani libretoissani
elative libretostani libretoistani
illative librettooni librettoihini
adessive libretollani libretoillani
ablative libretoltani libretoiltani
allative libretolleni libretoilleni
essive librettonani librettoinani
translative libretokseni libretoikseni
instructive — —
abessive libretottani libretoittani
comitative — librettoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative librettosi librettosi
accusative nom. librettosi librettosi
gen. librettosi
genitive librettosi librettojesi
partitive librettoasi librettojasi
inessive libretossasi libretoissasi
elative libretostasi libretoistasi
illative librettoosi librettoihisi
adessive libretollasi libretoillasi
ablative libretoltasi libretoiltasi
allative libretollesi libretoillesi
essive librettonasi librettoinasi
translative libretoksesi libretoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive libretottasi libretoittasi
comitative — librettoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative librettomme librettomme
accusative nom. librettomme librettomme
gen. librettomme
genitive librettomme librettojemme
partitive librettoamme librettojamme
inessive libretossamme libretoissamme
elative libretostamme libretoistamme
illative librettoomme librettoihimme
adessive libretollamme libretoillamme
ablative libretoltamme libretoiltamme
allative libretollemme libretoillemme
essive librettonamme librettoinamme
translative libretoksemme libretoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive libretottamme libretoittamme
comitative — librettoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative librettonne librettonne
accusative nom. librettonne librettonne
gen. librettonne
genitive librettonne librettojenne
partitive librettoanne librettojanne
inessive libretossanne libretoissanne
elative libretostanne libretoistanne
illative librettoonne librettoihinne
adessive libretollanne libretoillanne
ablative libretoltanne libretoiltanne
allative libretollenne libretoillenne
essive librettonanne librettoinanne
translative libretoksenne libretoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive libretottanne libretoittanne
comitative — librettoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative librettonsa librettonsa
accusative nom. librettonsa librettonsa
gen. librettonsa
genitive librettonsa librettojensa
partitive librettoaan
librettoansa		 librettojaan
librettojansa
inessive libretossaan
libretossansa		 libretoissaan
libretoissansa
elative libretostaan
libretostansa		 libretoistaan
libretoistansa
illative librettoonsa librettoihinsa
adessive libretollaan
libretollansa		 libretoillaan
libretoillansa
ablative libretoltaan
libretoltansa		 libretoiltaan
libretoiltansa
allative libretolleen
libretollensa		 libretoilleen
libretoillensa
essive librettonaan
librettonansa		 librettoinaan
librettoinansa
translative libretokseen
libretoksensa		 libretoikseen
libretoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive libretottaan
libretottansa		 libretoittaan
libretoittansa
comitative — librettoineen
librettoinensa

French

Pronunciation
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Noun

libretto m (plural librettos)

  1. libretto

Further reading

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

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

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro.

Noun

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

  1. (music) a libretto

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro.

Noun

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

  1. (music) a libretto

References

Polish

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
Declension of libretto
singular plural
nominative libretto libretta
genitive libretta librett
dative librettu librettom
accusative libretto libretta
instrumental librettem librettami
locative libretcie librettach
vocative libretto libretta

Derived terms
nouns
  • librecista
  • librecistka

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