oratorio

See also: oratório

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian oratorio (“oratorical”), from Latin ōrātōrius. Doublet of oratory.

Noun

oratorio (plural oratorios)

1. (music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.

Translations

a musical composition on a religious theme

• Belarusian: араторыя (aratóryja)
• Bulgarian: оратория f (oratorija)
• Catalan: oratori (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神劇 / 神剧 (zh) (shénjù), 清唱劇 / 清唱剧 (qīngchàngjù)

• Faroese: oratorium n
• French: oratorio (fr) m
• German: Oratorium (de) n
• Greek: ορατόριο (el) n (oratório)
• Hebrew: אורטוריה (he) (oratórija)
• Hungarian: oratórium (hu)
• Icelandic: óratóría f
• Irish: oratóir m
• Italian: oratorio (it) m
• Kazakh: оратория (oratoriä)
• Kyrgyz: оратория (oratoriya)
• Latvian: oratorija
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: oratorium n

  Nynorsk: oratorium n

• Polish: oratorium (pl)
• Portuguese: oratório (pt) m
• Russian: орато́рия (ru) (oratórija)
• Swedish: oratorium (sv) n
• Ukrainian: ораторія (uk) (oratorija)

Further reading

• oratorio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian oratorio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorɑtorio/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ˌt̪o̞rio̞]
• Rhymes: -orio
• Hyphenation^(key): ora‧to‧rio

Noun

oratorio

1. oratorio

Declension

Inflection of oratorio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		oratorio	oratoriot
genitive		oratorion	oratorioiden oratorioitten
partitive		oratoriota	oratorioita
illative		oratorioon	oratorioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		oratorio	oratoriot
accusative	nom.	oratorio	oratoriot
	gen.	oratorion
genitive		oratorion	oratorioiden oratorioitten
partitive		oratoriota	oratorioita
inessive		oratoriossa	oratorioissa
elative		oratoriosta	oratorioista
illative		oratorioon	oratorioihin
adessive		oratoriolla	oratorioilla
ablative		oratoriolta	oratorioilta
allative		oratoriolle	oratorioille
essive		oratoriona	oratorioina
translative		oratorioksi	oratorioiksi
abessive		oratoriotta	oratorioitta
instructive		—	oratorioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oratorio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oratorioni oratorioni accusative nom. oratorioni oratorioni gen. oratorioni genitive oratorioni oratorioideni oratorioitteni partitive oratoriotani oratorioitani inessive oratoriossani oratorioissani elative oratoriostani oratorioistani illative oratoriooni oratorioihini adessive oratoriollani oratorioillani ablative oratorioltani oratorioiltani allative oratoriolleni oratorioilleni essive oratorionani oratorioinani translative oratoriokseni oratorioikseni abessive oratoriottani oratorioittani instructive — — comitative — oratorioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oratoriosi oratoriosi accusative nom. oratoriosi oratoriosi gen. oratoriosi genitive oratoriosi oratorioidesi oratorioittesi partitive oratoriotasi oratorioitasi inessive oratoriossasi oratorioissasi elative oratoriostasi oratorioistasi illative oratorioosi oratorioihisi adessive oratoriollasi oratorioillasi ablative oratorioltasi oratorioiltasi allative oratoriollesi oratorioillesi essive oratorionasi oratorioinasi translative oratorioksesi oratorioiksesi abessive oratoriottasi oratorioittasi instructive — — comitative — oratorioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oratoriomme oratoriomme accusative nom. oratoriomme oratoriomme gen. oratoriomme genitive oratoriomme oratorioidemme oratorioittemme partitive oratoriotamme oratorioitamme inessive oratoriossamme oratorioissamme elative oratoriostamme oratorioistamme illative oratorioomme oratorioihimme adessive oratoriollamme oratorioillamme ablative oratorioltamme oratorioiltamme allative oratoriollemme oratorioillemme essive oratorionamme oratorioinamme translative oratorioksemme oratorioiksemme abessive oratoriottamme oratorioittamme instructive — — comitative — oratorioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oratorionne oratorionne accusative nom. oratorionne oratorionne gen. oratorionne genitive oratorionne oratorioidenne oratorioittenne partitive oratoriotanne oratorioitanne inessive oratoriossanne oratorioissanne elative oratoriostanne oratorioistanne illative oratorioonne oratorioihinne adessive oratoriollanne oratorioillanne ablative oratorioltanne oratorioiltanne allative oratoriollenne oratorioillenne essive oratorionanne oratorioinanne translative oratorioksenne oratorioiksenne abessive oratoriottanne oratorioittanne instructive — — comitative — oratorioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oratorionsa oratorionsa accusative nom. oratorionsa oratorionsa gen. oratorionsa genitive oratorionsa oratorioidensa oratorioittensa partitive oratoriotaan oratoriotansa oratorioitaan oratorioitansa inessive oratoriossaan oratoriossansa oratorioissaan oratorioissansa elative oratoriostaan oratoriostansa oratorioistaan oratorioistansa illative oratorioonsa oratorioihinsa adessive oratoriollaan oratoriollansa oratorioillaan oratorioillansa ablative oratorioltaan oratorioltansa oratorioiltaan oratorioiltansa allative oratoriolleen oratoriollensa oratorioilleen oratorioillensa essive oratorionaan oratorionansa oratorioinaan oratorioinansa translative oratoriokseen oratorioksensa oratorioikseen oratorioiksensa abessive oratoriottaan oratoriottansa oratorioittaan oratorioittansa instructive — — comitative — oratorioineen oratorioinensa

Further reading

• “oratorio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian oratorio. Doublet of oratoire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁa.tɔ.ʁjo/

• Audio:

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Noun

oratorio m (plural oratorios)

1. (music) oratorio

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ōrātōrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.raˈtɔ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔrjo
• Hyphenation: o‧ra‧tò‧rio

Adjective

oratorio (feminine oratoria, masculine plural oratori, feminine plural oratorie)

1. oratorical
2. solemn

Derived terms

• oratoriamente

Noun

oratorio m (plural oratori)

1. oratory
2. oratorio

Descendants

• → English: oratorio

Latin

Adjective

ōrātōriō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ōrātōrius

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ōrātōrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾaˈtoɾjo/ [o.ɾaˈt̪o.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: o‧ra‧to‧rio

Adjective

oratorio (feminine oratoria, masculine plural oratorios, feminine plural oratorias)

1. oratorical

Further reading

• “oratorio”, 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