libretto

From Italian libretto, diminutive of libro (“book”), from Latin liber (“book”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/

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libretto (plural librettos or libretti)

1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
   • 2002 March 1, Richard Traubner, “Mozart's Singspiel”, in Playbill‎:

     From Mozart's letters we know that the composer decided to enlarge the part of Osmin, the harem keeper, because the originator of the part, Ludwig Fischer, had a freakishly low bass voice that Mozart wanted to exploit. Osmin's principal arias and ensembles were duly lengthened beyond what appeared in the original libretto, and he was given yet another song in the third act.

2. A book containing such a text.

• librettist
• librettistics

• blottier

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

• IPA^(key): /liˈbrɛ.toː/

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• Hyphenation: li‧bret‧to

libretto n (plural libretto's or libretti, diminutive librettootje n)

1. (music) libretto

From Italian libretto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlibretːo/, [ˈlibre̞t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ibretːo
• Syllabification^(key): lib‧ret‧to

libretto

1. book, libretto (script of a musical)

• “libretto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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libretto m (plural librettos)

1. libretto

• “libretto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From libro (“book”) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /liˈbret.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: li‧brét‧to

libretto m (plural libretti)

1. booklet

• libretto degli assegni
• libretto di circolazione
• libretto di lavoro
• libretto di risparmio
• libretto universitario

• libretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• broletti

From Italian libretto, from libro.

libretto m (definite singular librettoen, indefinite plural librettoer, definite plural librettoene)

1. (music) a libretto

• librettist

• “libretto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “libretto” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Italian libretto, from libro.

libretto m (definite singular librettoen, indefinite plural librettoar, definite plural librettoane)

1. (music) a libretto

• librettist

• “libretto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

• IPA^(key): /libˈrɛt.tɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛttɔ
• Syllabification: lib‧ret‧to

libretto n

1. (music) libretto (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera)

• libretto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• libretto in Polish dictionaries at PWN