mezzo-soprano

mezzo-soprano

See also: mezzosoprano

English

Etymology

From Italian mezzosoprano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛtsoʊsəˈpɹænoʊ/

Noun

mezzo-soprano (plural mezzo-sopranos)

1. A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
2. 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

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French

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

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

1. mezzo-soprano

Further reading

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