soprano

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Italian, from Latin superanus, adjective from preposition super (“la”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

soprano (plural sopranos or soprani or sopranoes)

1. Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
2. Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.

Synonyms

• (person): sopranist

Coordinate terms

• (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)

Derived terms

terms derived from soprano

lyric soprano mezzo-soprano

sing soprano sopranino

sopranist spinto soprano

Translations

pitch

• Czech: soprán (cs) m
• Finnish: sopraano (fi)
• German: Sopran (de) m
• Hungarian: szoprán (hu)

• Romanian: soprană (ro) f
• Russian: сопрано (ru) (sopráno) n  (indeclinable)
• Swedish: sopran (sv) c

person or instrument

• Finnish: sopraano (fi)
• Hungarian: szoprán (hu)

• Romanian: soprană (ro) f
• Swedish: sopran (sv) c

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• Mandarin: 高音 (乐器), 女高音, 童声高音
• Dutch: sopraan (nl) f
• French: soprano (fr)
• German: Sopran m (1,2)

• Italian: soprano (it)
• Slovene: sopran m
• Spanish: soprano (es)
• Vietnamese:
  • bè xôpran
  • person: người hát giọng nữ cao; instrument: đàn xôpran, kèn xôpran

See also

• Soprano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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French

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. soprano

Synonyms

• soprane

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Italian

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Also from *superānus: Italian sovrano.

Noun

soprano m (plural soprani)

1. a singer, commonly a woman, with a register higher than alto and the rest of the parts: soprano leggero, soprano lirico
2. the upper part in harmony for mixed voices: parte di soprano
3. instrument that performs the soprano part: flauto soprano

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From English soprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super.

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. (music) soprano

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Spanish

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos, feminine singular soprano, feminine plural sopranos)

1. soprano (singer)

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. soprano (pitch)