different between terna vs soprano

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þerna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??tna/

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

1. tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Declension

Hyponyms

• faksaterna
• fransaterna
• kriterna
• vongsvørt terna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þerna, from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-Germanic *þewern?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t????a/

Noun

terna f (genitive singular ternu, plural ternur)

1. maid
2. stewardess, air hostess

Declension

Synonyms

• (air hostess): flogterna

Latin

Numeral

terna

1. nominative neuter plural of terni
2. accusative neuter plural of terni
3. vocative neuter plural of terni

References

• terna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ternen

Noun

terna m or f

1. definite feminine singular of terne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

terna f

1. definite singular of terne

Portuguese

Adjective

terna

1. feminine singular of terno

Spanish

Noun

terna f (plural ternas)

1. set of three

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *super?nus, adjective from preposition Latin super (“above”). Doublet of sovereign, from the same Latin root via Old French.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??p?æno?/

Noun

soprano (plural sopranos or soprani or sopranoes)

1. Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
2. Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.

   Synonym: (person) sopranist

Coordinate terms

• (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
• (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

soprano (third-person singular simple present sopranos, present participle sopranoing, simple past and past participle sopranoed)

1. to sing or utter with high pitch, like a soprano singer

See also

• soprano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Proanos, pronaos

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of the inherited sobirà.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /so?p?a.no/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /su?p?a.nu/

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. soprano

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of the inherited souverain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.p?a.no/
• Homophone: sopranos

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. soprano

   Synonym: soprane

Further reading

• “soprano” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *super?nus, from Latin super. Also from *super?nus: Italian sovrano.

Noun

soprano m (plural soprani)

1. a singer, commonly a woman, with a register higher than alto and the rest of the parts: soprano leggero, soprano lirico
2. the upper part in harmony for mixed voices: parte di soprano
3. instrument that performs the soprano part: flauto soprano

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English soprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *super?nus, from Latin super.

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. (Jersey, music) soprano

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of soberano.

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. (music) soprano (the highest vocal range)

Noun

soprano m, f (plural sopranos)

1. soprano (person singing with a soprano voice)

Romanian

Noun

soprano n (plural soprane)

1. Alternative form of sopran

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superanus, from Latin super. Doublet of soberano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so?p?ano/, [so?p?a.no]
• Rhymes: -ano

Noun

soprano m or f (plural sopranos)

1. soprano (singer)

Noun

soprano m (plural sopranos)

1. soprano (pitch)