soprano
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, adjective from preposition Latin super (“above”). Doublet of sovereign, from the same Latin root via Old French.
Pronunciation
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Noun
soprano (plural sopranos or soprani or sopranoes)
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Example of a soprano voice.
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- Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
- Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
- 2008, Denis Norden, chapter 8, in Chips from a Life, →ISBN:
- I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.
- Synonym: (person) sopranist
Coordinate terms
- (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
- (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)
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Verb
soprano (third-person singular simple present sopranos, present participle sopranoing, simple past and past participle sopranoed)
- to sing or utter with high pitch, like a soprano singer
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of the inherited sobirà.
Pronunciation
Noun
soprano m (plural sopranos)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of the inherited souverain.
Pronunciation
Noun
soprano m (plural sopranos)
Further reading
- “soprano”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Also from *superānus: Italian sovrano.
Noun
soprano m (plural soprani)
- a singer, commonly a woman, with a register higher than alto and the rest of the parts: soprano leggero, soprano lirico
- the upper part in harmony for mixed voices: parte di soprano
- instrument that performs the soprano part: flauto soprano
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English soprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super.
Noun
soprano m (plural sopranos)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of soberano.
Noun
soprano m (plural sopranos)
Noun
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- soprano (person singing with a soprano voice)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of soberano.
Pronunciation
Noun
soprano m or f (plural sopranos)
- soprano (singer)
Noun
soprano m (plural sopranos)
- soprano (pitch)
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