sopran

See also: Sopran and soprán

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian soprano; compare with German Sopran.

Noun

sopran m (definite singular sopranen, indefinite plural sopraner, definite plural sopranene)

1. soprano (singing voice and singer; pitch of musical instrument)

References

• “sopran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian soprano; compare with German Sopran.

Noun

sopran m (definite singular sopranen, indefinite plural sopranar, definite plural sopranane)

1. soprano (as above)

References

• “sopran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• soprano (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, adjective from preposition Latin super. Doublet of suweren (“sovereign”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.pran/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔpran
• Syllabification: so‧pran

Noun

sopran m inan (diminutive sopranik)

1. (music) soprano (musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections)
2. (music) soprano (instrument that performs the soprano part)

Declension

Declension of sopran

	singular	plural
nominative	sopran	soprany
genitive	sopranu	sopranów
dative	sopranowi	sopranom
accusative	sopran	soprany
instrumental	sopranem	sopranami
locative	sopranie	sopranach
vocative	sopranie	soprany

Noun

sopran m animal

1. (music) soprano (person that performs the soprano part)

Declension

Declension of sopran

	singular	plural
nominative	sopran	soprany
genitive	soprana	sopranów
dative	sopranowi	sopranom
accusative	soprana	soprany
instrumental	sopranem	sopranami
locative	sopranie	sopranach
vocative	sopranie	soprany

Derived terms

adjective

• sopranowy

 

Related terms

nouns

• sopranista
• sopranistka

 

Further reading

• sopran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sopran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French soprano.

Noun

sopran n (plural soprani)

1. soprano

Declension

	singular			plural
	+ indefinite article	+ definite article		+ indefinite article	+ definite article
nominative/accusative	(un) sopran	sopranul		(niște) soprani	sopranile
genitive/dative	(unui) sopran	sopranului		(unor) soprani	sopranilor
vocative	sopranule			sopranilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǒpraːn/
• Hyphenation: sop‧ran

Noun

sòprān m (Cyrillic spelling со̀пра̄н)

1. soprano

Declension

Declension of sopran

	singular	plural
nominative	sòprān	soprani
genitive	soprána	soprana
dative	sopranu	sopranima
accusative	soprana	soprane
vocative	soprane	soprani
locative	sopranu	sopranima
instrumental	sopranom	sopranima