opera
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Italian opera.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
opera (plural operas)
- (music) A theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
- (music) The score for such a work.
- A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 6, The Younger Set[1]:
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, … !”
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 6, The Younger Set[1]:
- A company dedicated to performing such works.
- (by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembing an opera.
- A collection of work (plural of opus).
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from "opera"
Related terms [edit]
Terms etymologically related to "opera"
Translations [edit]
theatrical work
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score
building
company
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Anagrams [edit]
Czech [edit]
Noun [edit]
opera f
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
opera m (plural opera's, diminutive operaatje)
Derived terms [edit]
Esperanto [edit]
Adjective [edit]
opera (plural operaj, accusative singular operan, accusative plural operajn)
- of or relating to opera
Related terms [edit]
- opero (“opera”)
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
opera (plural operák)
Declension [edit]
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declension of opera
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Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin opera.
Pronunciation [edit]
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Audio (IT) (file)
Noun [edit]
opera f (plural opere)
Synonyms [edit]
- (1) lavoro
- (2) mezzo, aiuto, servigi
- (4) melodramma
- (5) istituzione, istituto
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Verb [edit]
opera
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
opera
Noun [edit]
opera (genitive operae); f, first declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | opera | operae |
| genitive | operae | operārum |
| dative | operae | operīs |
| accusative | operam | operās |
| ablative | operā | operīs |
| vocative | opera | operae |
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Italian opera, from Latin opera.
Noun [edit]
ȍpera f (Cyrillic spelling о̏пера)
- opera
Declension [edit]
declension of opera
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | opera | opere |
| genitive | opere | opera |
| dative | operi | operama |
| accusative | operu | opere |
| vocative | opero | opere |
| locative | operi | operama |
| instrumental | operom | operama |
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
opera (infinitive operar)
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of operar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of operar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of operar.
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Audio (file)
Noun [edit]
opera c
- an opera; a musical theatre play
- an opera house; an institution or building where opera is performed
Declension [edit]
Declension of opera
Related terms [edit]
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Portuguese [edit]
Verb [edit]
opera
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- English terms derived from Italian
- English nouns
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- Czech feminine nouns
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- Dutch nouns
- Esperanto adjectives
- eo:Music genres
- eo:Opera
- Hungarian nouns
- hu:Music
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian nouns
- it:Music
- Italian verb forms
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- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Italian
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Latin
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- Spanish verb forms
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