# опера
## Belarusian
### Alternative forms

* о́пэра (ópera) — Taraškievica orthography

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian о́пера (ópera), from Italian opera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈopʲera]
* Rhymes: -opʲera
* Hyphenation: опе‧ра

### Noun

о́пера • (ópjera) f inan (genitive о́перы, nominative plural о́перы, genitive plural о́пер, relational adjective о́перны)
* opera (musical and dramatic work)
* opera, opera house (theatre where such works are staged)
* opera troupe

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* ↑ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “опера”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
* “опера”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
* “опера” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔpɛrɐ]

### Noun

о́пера • (ópera) f (relational adjective о́перен)
* opera

#### Declension
### References

* “опера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “опера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Kazakh

Alternative scripts :
| Arabic | وپەرا |
| Cyrillic | опера |
| Latin | opera |

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian о́пера (ópera), from Italian opera, from Latin opera.

### Noun

опера • (opera)
* opera

#### Declension
## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔpɛɾa]

### Noun

опера • (opera) f (relational adjective оперски)
* opera

#### Declension
## Russian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian opera.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈopʲɪrə]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

о́пера • (ópera) f inan (genitive о́перы, nominative plural о́перы, genitive plural о́пер, relational adjective о́перный)
* (music) opera
* opera house
* (figuratively) category, vein (in the following constructions)
    из друго́й о́перы ― iz drugój ópery ― a different matter / unrelated
    из той же о́перы ― iz toj že ópery ― related / in the same vein

##### Related terms

* рок-о́пера (rok-ópera)
* зонг-о́пера (zong-ópera)
* о́перный (ópernyj)

##### Descendants

* → Buryat: оперо (opjero)
* → Kazakh:
    Arabic script: وپەرا
    Cyrillic script: опера (opera)
* → Mongolian: опер (oper)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* о́пера: IPA: [ˈopʲɪrə]
* опера́: IPA: [ɐpʲɪˈra]

#### Noun

о́пера • (ópera) m anim
* genitive/accusative singular of о́пер (óper)

#### Noun

опера́ • (operá) m anim pl
* nominative plural of о́пер (óper)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Italian opera, from Latin opera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ôpera/

### Noun

о̏пера f (Latin spelling ȍpera)
* opera

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔperɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Italian opera.

#### Noun

о́пера • (ópera) f inan (genitive о́пери, nominative plural о́пери, genitive plural о́пер, relational adjective о́перний)
* opera

##### Declension
#### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “опера”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “опера”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

о́пера • (ópera) m pers
* genitive/accusative singular of о́пер (óper)