contratenor

English

Noun

contratenor (plural contratenors)

  1. (music) countertenor

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for contratenor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to contra- +‎ tenor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.traː.təˌnɔr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧te‧nor

Noun

contratenor m (plural contratenoren or contratenors)

  1. countertenor

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoʁ/ [ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoʁ/ [ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoɻ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.tɨˈnoɾ/

  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

contratenor m (plural contratenores)

  1. countertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)
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