English
wikipedia
Etymology
From Italian soprano#Italian|soprano, from Latin sopranus, adjective form from preposition super#Latin|super (above).
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-soprano.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|plsopranos|pl2soprani
- Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
- Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
Synonyms
sopranist (2)
Related terms
alto
contralto
lyric soprano
mezzo-soprano
soprano
sopranino
sopranist
spinto soprano
super
tenor
Translations
Chinese: �� (��), 女��, 童声��
Dutch: sopraan
German: Sopran m (1,2)
Finnish: sopraano
French: soprano
mid
Italian: soprano
Slovene: sopran m
Spanish: soprano
Vietnamese:
*bè xôpran
*person: ngư�i hát gi�ng nữ cao; instrument: �à n xôpran, kèn xôpran
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
French
Noun
soprano f or uncommonly m
- soprano (see above)
Category:Musical Voices and Registers
Italian
Noun
soprano m
- a singer, commonly a woman, with a register higher than alto and the rest of the parts: soprano leggero, soprano lirico
- the upper part in harmony for mixed voices: parte di soprano
- instrument that performs the soprano part: flauto soprano
Spanish
Noun
soprano f or uncommonly m
- soprano (see above)
Category:Spanish nouns with irregular gender
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