virtuoso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌvɝ.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/

Noun

virtuoso (plural virtuosos or virtuosi)

1. A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
2. A person who is knowledgeable about art objects and curios.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

     [The room] was adorned with a great number of nicknacks and curiosities, which might have engaged the attention of a virtuoso.

Translations

A person with masterly ability, technique or style

• Armenian: վիրտուոզ (hy) (virtuoz)
• Catalan: virtuós (ca) m, virtuosa (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藝術鑑賞家／艺术鉴赏家, 艺术鉴赏家 (yìshù jiànshǎng jiā), 專家／专家 (zh) (zhuānjiā), 专家 (zh) (zhuānjiā), 能手 (zh) (néngshǒu), 大師／大师 (zh), 大师 (zh) (dàshī)

• Danish: virtuos
• Dutch: virtuoos (nl)
• Esperanto: virtuozo
• Finnish: virtuoosi (fi)
• French: virtuose (fr) m or f
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• German: Virtuose (de) m
• Greek: βιρτουόζος (el) m (virtouózos)
• Italian: virtuoso (it) m
• Japanese: 名人 (ja) (めいじん, meijin), ヴィルトゥオーゾ (virutuōso), 妙手 (みょうしゅ, myōshu), 巨匠 (きょしょう, kyoshō)
• Korean: 미술품 감정가 (misulpum gamjeongga)
• Maori: rehe
• Portuguese: virtuoso (pt) m
• Russian: виртуо́з (ru) m (virtuóz)
• Turkish: virtüöz (tr)

Adjective

virtuoso (comparative more virtuoso, superlative most virtuoso)

1. Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso.

Related terms

• virtue
• virtuosa
• virtuosic
• virtuosically
• virtuosity

 

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Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs (“excellence”). Synchronically analysable as virtù +‎ -oso.

Adjective

1. virtuous
2. skilful
3. upright

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosi, feminine virtuosa)

1. virtuoso, master (of an instrument)

Derived terms

• virtuosamente
• virtuosismo
• virtuosistico
• virtuosità

Descendants

• → French: virtuose

Anagrams

• ostruivo

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) virtuōsō

1. dative masculine singular of virtuōsus
2. dative neuter singular of virtuōsus
3. ablative masculine singular of virtuōsus
4. ablative neuter singular of virtuōsus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viɾ.tu.ˈo.zu/, /viɹ.tu.ˈo.zu/
• IPA^(key): /viɾ.tu.ˈo.zo/, /viɻ.tu.ˈo.zo/
• IPA^(key): /viɾ.ˈtwo.zu/
• Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧o‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs + -ōsus.

Adjective

1. virtuous (full of virtues)

Related terms

• virtude
• virtuosamente
• virtuosidade
• virtuosismo
• virtuosista
• virtuosístico

 

Noun

virtuoso m (plural s, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas, metaphonic)

1. A virtuous person.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”).

Alternative forms

• virtuose

Adjective

1. virtuoso (with masterly ability)

Noun

virtuoso m (plural s, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas, metaphonic)

1. virtuoso (person with masterly ability)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɾˈtwoso/ [biɾˈt̪wo.so]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs + -ōsus.

Adjective

virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. virtuous

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. A virtuous person.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”).

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. A virtuoso

Adjective

virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. virtuoso (exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso)