mezzo-soprano

See also: mezzosoprano

English

Etymology

From Italian mezzosoprano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛtsoʊsəˈpɹænoʊ/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

mezzo-soprano (plural mezzo-sopranos)

A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
A person having such a voice.

Coordinate terms

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

Related terms

soprano

Translations

pitch

Chinese:
Mandarin: 女中音 (zh) (nǚzhōngyīn)
Dutch: mezzosopraan (nl) m or f
French: mezzo-soprano (fr) m
Georgian: მეცო-სოპრანო (meco-soṗrano)
German: Mezzosopran m
Hungarian: mezzoszoprán (hu)
Japanese: メゾソプラノ (mezosopurano)
Maori: reo pekerangi, reo kōtike
Russian: меццо-сопра́но (ru) n (mecco-sopráno) (indeclinable)

person having such a voice

Dutch: mezzosopraan (nl) m or f
Georgian: მეცო-სოპრანო (meco-soṗrano)
German: Mezzosopranistin f
Hungarian: mezzoszoprán (hu)
Russian: меццо-сопра́но (ru) n (mecco-sopráno) (indeclinable)

See also

mezzo-soprano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛ.zo.sɔ.pʁa.no/, /me.zo.sɔ.pʁa.no/
Audio (file)

Noun

mezzo-soprano m or f by sense (plural mezzo-sopranos)

mezzo-soprano

Further reading

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

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