different between libretto vs libretti

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /l??b??t.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /l??b??t.o?/

Noun

libretto (plural librettos or libretti)

1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
2. A book containing such a text.

Related terms

• librettist
• librettistics

Translations

Anagrams

• blottier

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li?br?.to?/
• Hyphenation: li?bret?to

Noun

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

1. (music) libretto

Finnish

Noun

libretto

1. book, libretto (script of a musical)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

libro (“book”) +? -etto (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li?bret.to/

Noun

libretto m (plural libretti)

1. booklet

Derived terms

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

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro

Noun

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

1. (music) a libretto

Related terms

• librettist

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro

Noun

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

1. (music) a libretto

Related terms

• librettist

References

• “libretto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?i?br?t.t?/

Noun

libretto n

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

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) librecista, librecistka

Further reading

• libretto in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• libretto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Noun

libretti

1. (rare) plural of libretto

Dutch

Noun

libretti

1. Plural form of libretto

Italian

Noun

libretti m

1. plural of libretto