зонг-опера
Russian
Etymology
Borrowing from the German Song (“piece of pop music”), ultimately from English song, and Italian opera. Coined to describe Orpheus and Eurydice, since the term рок (rok, “rock music”) was prohibited by the Soviet Ministry of Culture.
Pronunciation
Noun
зонг-о́пера • (zong-ópera) f inan (genitive зонг-о́перы, nominative plural зонг-о́перы, genitive plural зонг-о́пер)
- (dated, rare) rock opera
Declension
Declension of зонг-о́пера (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зонг-о́пера zong-ópera |
зонг-о́перы zong-ópery |
| genitive | зонг-о́перы zong-ópery |
зонг-о́пер zong-óper |
| dative | зонг-о́пере zong-ópere |
зонг-о́перам zong-óperam |
| accusative | зонг-о́перу zong-óperu |
зонг-о́перы zong-ópery |
| instrumental | зонг-о́перой, зонг-о́перою zong-óperoj, zong-óperoju |
зонг-о́перами zong-óperami |
| prepositional | зонг-о́пере zong-ópere |
зонг-о́перах zong-óperax |
Synonyms
- рок-о́пера (rok-ópera) (standard term)
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