operetta

operetta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian operetta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒpəˈɹɛtə/

Noun

operetta (plural operettas)

1. (music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from 18th c.]

Translations

lighter version of opera

Belarusian: аперэ́та f (apjeréta) Bulgarian: опере́та f (operéta) Catalan: opereta f Chinese: Mandarin: 輕歌劇／轻歌剧 (qīnggējù), 滑稽歌劇／滑稽歌剧 (huájīgējù) Czech: opereta f Finnish: operetti (fi) French: opérette (fr) f Galician: opereta f German: Operette (de) f Greek: οπερέτα (el) f (operéta) Ido: opereto (io) Italian: operetta (it) f Japanese: 喜歌劇 (きかげき, kikageki), 軽歌劇 (けいかげき, keikageki), オペレッタ (operetta) Korean: 오페레타 (ko) (opereta) Mongolian: хошин дуурь (xošin duurʹ) Norwegian: Bokmål: operette m Nynorsk: operette m Piedmontese: operëtta f Polish: operetka (pl) f Portuguese: opereta (pt) f Russian: опере́тта (ru) f (operétta) Slovene: opereta (sl) f Spanish: opereta (es) f Swedish: operett (sv) c Ukrainian: опере́та f (operéta) Yiddish: אָפּערעטע‎ f (operete)

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Operetta”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 146, column 3.

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Italian

Etymology

From opera +‎ -etta, literally “little opera”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.peˈret.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧rét‧ta

Noun

operetta f (plural operette)

1. operetta

   da operetta ― comedy (relational); frivolous

Derived terms

• operettista
• operettistico

Descendants

• → English: operetta