soprano
English
/səˈpɹænoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
- Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano (high) derived from Latin *superānus, super (above, over, on, on top of).
Origin
Latin
super
Gloss
above, over, on, on top of
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sopranoist English
- sopranolike English
- super English
- *superanus Latin
- *superānus Latin
- desuper Latin
- super Latin
- superanus Latin
- superextendo Latin
- superfundo Latin
- superoccupo Latin
- superpelliceum Latin
- supervisus Latin
- supervivere Latin
- supervīvō Latin
- Sopran German
- Surselva Italian
- mezzosoprano Italian
- soprano Italian
- soverchio Italian
- super Italian
- sur Italian
- sopraan Dutch, Flemish
- soprano French
- super French
- сопрано Russian
- soberano Spanish, Castilian
- sobrellevar Spanish, Castilian
- soprano Spanish, Castilian
- super Spanish, Castilian
- *eḱs Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Indo-European
- sopran Norwegian Bokmål
- sobejo Portuguese
- soberano Portuguese
- soprano Portuguese
- super Portuguese
- sopran Norwegian Nynorsk
- super- Czech
- seur Old French
- soverain Old French
- sur Old French
- sur- Old French
- surveillier Old French
- sobre Catalan, Valencian
- sobre- Catalan, Valencian
- soprano Catalan, Valencian
- super- Catalan, Valencian
- súper Catalan, Valencian
- soberano Galician
- sobre- Galician
- spre Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- soprano Norman
- sobejo Old Portuguese
- sobre Old Portuguese
- subre Occitan
- sobeiran Old Occitan
- sobre Old Spanish
- suvran Ladin