# libretto
## English
### Etymology

From Italian libretto, diminutive of libro (“book”), from Latin liber (“book”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/
* (US) IPA: /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

libretto (plural librettos or libretti)
* The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
** 2002 March 1, Richard Traubner, “Mozart's Singspiel”, in Playbill‎:From Mozart's letters we know that the composer decided to enlarge the part of Osmin, the harem keeper, because the originator of the part, Ludwig Fischer, had a freakishly low bass voice that Mozart wanted to exploit. Osmin's principal arias and ensembles were duly lengthened beyond what appeared in the original libretto, and he was given yet another song in the third act.
* A book containing such a text.

#### Related terms

* librettist
* librettistics

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* blottier

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈbrɛ.toː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: li‧bret‧to

### Noun

libretto n (plural libretto's or libretti, diminutive librettootje n)
* (music) libretto

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Italian libretto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlibretːo/, [ˈlibre̞t̪ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -ibretːo
* Hyphenation: lib‧ret‧to

### Noun

libretto
* book, libretto (script of a musical)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of libretto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
librettoni
librettoni
accusative
nom.
librettoni
librettoni
gen.
librettoni
genitive
librettoni
librettojeni
partitive
librettoani
librettojani
inessive
libretossani
libretoissani
elative
libretostani
libretoistani
illative
librettooni
librettoihini
adessive
libretollani
libretoillani
ablative
libretoltani
libretoiltani
allative
libretolleni
libretoilleni
essive
librettonani
librettoinani
translative
libretokseni
libretoikseni
abessive
libretottani
libretoittani
instructive
comitative
—librettoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
librettosi
librettosi
accusative
nom.
librettosi
librettosi
gen.
librettosi
genitive
librettosi
librettojesi
partitive
librettoasi
librettojasi
inessive
libretossasi
libretoissasi
elative
libretostasi
libretoistasi
illative
librettoosi
librettoihisi
adessive
libretollasi
libretoillasi
ablative
libretoltasi
libretoiltasi
allative
libretollesi
libretoillesi
essive
librettonasi
librettoinasi
translative
libretoksesi
libretoiksesi
abessive
libretottasi
libretoittasi
instructive
comitative
—librettoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
librettomme
librettomme
accusative
nom.
librettomme
librettomme
gen.
librettomme
genitive
librettomme
librettojemme
partitive
librettoamme
librettojamme
inessive
libretossamme
libretoissamme
elative
libretostamme
libretoistamme
illative
librettoomme
librettoihimme
adessive
libretollamme
libretoillamme
ablative
libretoltamme
libretoiltamme
allative
libretollemme
libretoillemme
essive
librettonamme
librettoinamme
translative
libretoksemme
libretoiksemme
abessive
libretottamme
libretoittamme
instructive
comitative
—librettoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
librettonne
librettonne
accusative
nom.
librettonne
librettonne
gen.
librettonne
genitive
librettonne
librettojenne
partitive
librettoanne
librettojanne
inessive
libretossanne
libretoissanne
elative
libretostanne
libretoistanne
illative
librettoonne
librettoihinne
adessive
libretollanne
libretoillanne
ablative
libretoltanne
libretoiltanne
allative
libretollenne
libretoillenne
essive
librettonanne
librettoinanne
translative
libretoksenne
libretoiksenne
abessive
libretottanne
libretoittanne
instructive
comitative
—librettoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
librettonsa
librettonsa
accusative
nom.
librettonsa
librettonsa
gen.
librettonsa
genitive
librettonsa
librettojensa
partitive
librettoaan librettoansa
librettojaan librettojansa
inessive
libretossaan libretossansa
libretoissaan libretoissansa
elative
libretostaan libretostansa
libretoistaan libretoistansa
illative
librettoonsa
librettoihinsa
adessive
libretollaan libretollansa
libretoillaan libretoillansa
ablative
libretoltaan libretoltansa
libretoiltaan libretoiltansa
allative
libretolleen libretollensa
libretoilleen libretoillensa
essive
librettonaan librettonansa
librettoinaan librettoinansa
translative
libretokseen libretoksensa
libretoikseen libretoiksensa
abessive
libretottaan libretottansa
libretoittaan libretoittansa
instructive
comitative
—librettoineen librettoinensa :

### Further reading

* “libretto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

libretto m (plural librettos)
* libretto

### Further reading

* “libretto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Etymology

From libro (“book”) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈbret.to/
* Rhymes: -etto
* Hyphenation: li‧brét‧to

### Noun

libretto m (plural libretti)
* booklet

#### Derived terms

* libretto degli assegni
* libretto di circolazione
* libretto di lavoro
* libretto di risparmio
* libretto universitario

### Further reading

* libretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* broletti

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro.

### Noun

libretto m (definite singular librettoen, indefinite plural librettoer, definite plural librettoene)
* (music) a libretto

#### Related terms

* librettist

### References

* “libretto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “libretto” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Italian libretto, from libro.

### Noun

libretto m (definite singular librettoen, indefinite plural librettoar, definite plural librettoane)
* (music) a libretto

#### Related terms

* librettist

### References

* “libretto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈbrɛt.tɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛttɔ
* Syllabification: li‧bret‧to

### Noun

libretto n
* (music) libretto (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera)

#### Derived terms

* librecista
* librecistka

### Further reading

* libretto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* libretto in Polish dictionaries at PWN