Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

librettist

/ləbɹˈɛtəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: li-bret-tist
IPA: /ləbɹˈɛtəst/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person who writes a libretto.

Example Sentences

"It was secondhand‹make that fourth- or fifthhand. This was from an era before any kind of copyright, when librettists were almost expected to steal from other works."

Etymology

Etymology tree English libretto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English librettist From libretto + -ist.

Inflected Forms

librettists (plural)

Rhymes With

wettest cornettist

Questions

How do you pronounce librettist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ləbɹˈɛtəst/.
What does librettist mean?: The person who writes a libretto.
Where does librettist come from?: Etymology tree English libretto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English librettist From libretto + -ist.

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