ópera

See also: opera, Opera, operă, operá, operà, òpera, opéra, opěra, Opéra, operā, and operą

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Compare obra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpeɾa/ [ˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔpeɾa
• Hyphenation: ó‧pe‧ra

Noun

ópera f (plural óperas)

1. opera

Icelandic

Noun

ópera f (genitive singular óperu, nominative plural óperur)

1. (music) opera

Declension

Declension of ópera (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ópera	óperan	óperur	óperurnar
accusative	óperu	óperuna	óperur	óperurnar
dative	óperu	óperunni	óperum	óperunum
genitive	óperu	óperunnar	ópera	óperanna

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “ópera”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Portuguese

Ópera

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pe.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ó‧pe‧ra

Noun

ópera f (plural óperas)

1. (music) opera
2. opera house

Related terms

• opereta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra and huebra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈopeɾa/ [ˈo.pe.ɾa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -opeɾa
• Syllabification: ó‧pe‧ra

Noun

ópera f (plural óperas)

1. (music) opera

Derived terms

• operático
• opereta
• operístico
• teatro de ópera

Further reading

• “ópera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10