libretto

See also Libretto

English

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Etymology

From Italian, diminutive of libro (“book”), from Latin liber (“book”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/
• (US) IPA: /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/

• Audio (US)

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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.

Related terms

• librettist

Translations

text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera

Armenian: լիբրետո (hy) (libreto) Catalan: llibret (ca) m. Czech: libreto (cs) n. Finnish: libretto (fi)

German: Libretto (de) n. Hungarian: szövegkönyv (hu) Norwegian: libretto (no) m. Russian: либретто (ru)

book containing such a text

Armenian: լիբրետո (hy) (libreto) Catalan: llibret (ca) m.

Finnish: libretto (fi)

Anagrams

• blottier

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Finnish

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Noun

libretto

1. book, libretto (script of a musical)

Declension

Declension of libretto (type valo) singular plural nominative libretto libretot genitive libreton librettojen partitive librettoa librettoja accusative libretto libreton libretot 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

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Italian

Noun

libretto m. (plural libretti) (Diminutive of: libro)

1. booklet

Derived terms

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