contratenor

English

Noun

contratenor (plural contratenors)

  1. (music) countertenor

References

Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to contra- +‎ tenor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.traː.təˌnɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧te‧nor

Noun

contratenor m (plural contratenoren or contratenors, no diminutive)

  1. countertenor

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoʁ/ [ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoʁ/ [ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoχ]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.tɨˈnoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.tɨˈno.ɾi/

  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

contratenor m (plural contratenores)

  1. countertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin contrātenor. By surface analysis, contra- +‎ tenor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkontɾateˈnoɾ/ [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾa.t̪eˈnoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧te‧nor

Noun

contratenor m (plural contratenores)

  1. countertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)
  2. countertenor (a man with a countertenor voice)

Further reading