contralto

English

Etymology

Contraction of contratenor alto, from Latin contratenor altus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɒnˈtɹæltəʊ/, /kɒnˈtɹɑːltəʊ/
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  • Rhymes: -æltəʊ, -ɑːltəʊ

Noun

contralto (plural contraltos or contralti)

  1. (music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

contralto m (plural contraltos)

  1. contralto

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From contra- + alto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtral.to/
  • Rhymes: -alto
  • Hyphenation: con‧tràl‧to

Noun

contralto m (plural contralti)

  1. contralto (female)
  2. counter-tenor (male)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: contralto

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contralto.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈtɾaw.tu/ [kõˈtɾaʊ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈtɾaw.to/ [kõˈtɾaʊ̯.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈtɾal.tu/ [kõˈtɾaɫ.tu]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -altu, (Brazil) -awtu
  • Hyphenation: con‧tral‧to

Noun

contralto m (plural contraltos)

  1. (music) contralto (voice between tenor and mezzo-soprano)
  2. (music) contralto (singer with this voice)

References

  1. contralto” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Noun

contralto f (plural contraltos)

  1. contralto

Further reading

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