libreto

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish libreto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /libreto/ [li.β̞re.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto, -o
• Hyphenation: li‧bre‧to

Noun

libreto inan

1. libretto

Declension

Declension of libreto (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	libreto	libretoa	libretoak	libretook
ergative	libretok	libretoak	libretoek	libretook
dative	libretori	libretoari	libretoei	libretooi
genitive	libretoren	libretoaren	libretoen	libretoon
comitative	libretorekin	libretoarekin	libretoekin	libretookin
causative	libretorengatik	libretoarengatik	libretoengatik	libretoongatik
benefactive	libretorentzat	libretoarentzat	libretoentzat	libretoontzat
instrumental	libretoz	libretoaz	libretoez	libretootaz
innesive	libretotan	libretoan	libretoetan	libretootan
locative	libretotako	libretoko	libretoetako	libretootako
allative	libretotara	libretora	libretoetara	libretootara
terminative	libretotaraino	libretoraino	libretoetaraino	libretootaraino
directive	libretotarantz	libretorantz	libretoetarantz	libretootarantz
destinative	libretotarako	libretorako	libretoetarako	libretootarako
ablative	libretotatik	libretotik	libretoetatik	libretootatik
partitive	libretorik	—	—	—
prolative	libretotzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “libreto”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “libreto”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪbrɛto]

Noun

libreto n

1. libretto

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• libretista m

Esperanto

Etymology

From libro (“book”) +‎ -et- (“small”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /liˈbreto/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: li‧bre‧to

Noun

libreto (accusative singular libreton, plural libretoj, accusative plural libretojn)

1. a booklet
2. (opera) libretto

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from Esperanto libreto. Equivalent to libro +‎ -et-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈbre.to/

Noun

libreto (plural libreti)

1. booklet
2. (music, opera) libretto

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈbɾe.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈbɾe.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈbɾe.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈbɾe.tu/ [liˈβɾe.tu]

• Hyphenation: li‧bre‧to

Noun

libreto m (plural libretos)

1. alternative form of livreto

Further reading

• “libreto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “libreto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈbɾeto/ [liˈβ̞ɾe.t̪o]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: li‧bre‧to

Noun

libreto m (plural libretos)

1. libretto
2. (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Southern Cone) script

   Synonym: escrito

3. (Ecuador) protocol; guidelines

Further reading

• “libreto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025