English

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.
   • 2008, Denis Norden, chapter 8, in Chips from a Life, ISBN 978-0-00-727796-4:

     I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.

Synonyms

• (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

See also

• soprano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pronaos

Catalan

Noun

soprano m ‎(plural sopranos)

1. soprano

French

Noun

soprano m ‎(plural sopranos)

1. soprano

Synonyms

• soprane

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Also from *superānus: 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

Borrowing from English soprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super.

Noun

soprano m ‎(plural sopranos)

1. (Jersey, music) soprano

Portuguese

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)

Spanish

Noun

soprano m, f ‎(plural sopranos)

1. soprano (singer)

Noun

soprano m ‎(plural sopranos)

1. soprano (pitch)