soprano en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /səˈpɹænoʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, adjective from preposition Latin super (“above”). Doublet of sovereign, from the same Latin root via Old French.
Meanings
- The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
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A person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
soprano saxophone
boy soprano
I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.
2008, Denis Norden, chapter 8, in Chips from a Life, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sopranos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sopranoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| soprani | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bass (voice types) · contralto (voice types) · tenor (voice types) · mezzo-soprano (voice types) · baritone (voice types) · SATB · countertenor (voice types)
Deriveds
singing soprano · soprano saxophonist · spinto soprano · operatic soprano · soprano clarinet · sopranoist · soprano sax · sopranino · coloratura soprano · dramatic soprano · soprano saxophone · lyric soprano · mezzo-soprano · sing soprano · soprano recorder · sopranist · sopranolike · sopranoless
Synonyms
Translations (48)
gl soprano (person or instrument) · bg сопран (pitch) · id sopran (pitch) · cs soprán (pitch) · bg сопран (person or instrument) · ru сопра́но (person or instrument) · bg сопрано (person or instrument) · mi reo tōiri (pitch) · fi sopraano (pitch) · cmn 女高音 (pitch) · eo soprano (pitch) · ja ソプラノ (pitch) · gl soprano (pitch) · fr soprano (pitch) · es soprano (person or instrument) · ca soprano (person or instrument) · ka სოპრანო (person or instrument) · nb sopran (pitch) · mi reo kōtike (pitch) · niu leo kula (pitch) · hu szoprán (person or instrument) · de Sopran (pitch) · es soprano (pitch) · cmn 女高音 (person or instrument) · nn sopran (pitch) · fi sopraano (person or instrument) · nb sopran (person or instrument) · ru сопра́но (pitch) · sv sopran (person or instrument) · pt soprano (person or instrument) · mi kaiwaiata tōiri (reo) (person or instrument) · bg сопрано (pitch) · ro soprană (pitch) · da sopran (person or instrument) · nn sopran (person or instrument) · ko 녀성고음 (pitch) · da sopran (pitch) · haw kopolano (pitch) · cmn 高音 (person or instrument) · haw kopolano (person or instrument) · ro soprană (person or instrument) · pt soprano (pitch) · sv sopran (pitch) · ms soprano (pitch) · ko 여성고음 (pitch) · hu szoprán (pitch) · ka სოპრანო (pitch) · ko 소프라노 (pitch)