operetta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian operetta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɒpəˈɹɛtə/

Noun

operetta (plural operettas)

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

Translations

lighter version of opera

Arabic: أوبريت m (ʔōberēt)
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
Persian: اپرت (fa) (operet)
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
Turkish: operet (tr)
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), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 146, column 3.

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)

operetta
da operetta ― comedy (relational); frivolous

Derived terms

Descendants

→ English: operetta

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