Why is it das Libretto?
Libretto ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Libretto.
Which endings you can rely onMeaning
Examples
[1] "The pianist and composer Clara Schumann asked her to write the libretto for an opera of her husband Robert to write"
[1] „Die Pianistin und Komponistin Clara Schumann bat sie, das Libretto für eine Oper ihres Mannes Robert zu schreiben.“
[1] "The drama texts, stage music, the Libretti, the machinery, the staging and the decorations will soon have no secret" for him "
[1] „Die Dramentexte, die Bühnenmusik, die Libretti, die Maschinerie, die Inszenierung und die Dekors haben für ihn bald kein Geheimnis.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Time was too short to go to Italy to an impression I offered me to write him a libretto immediately, I took me in the word, and the next day I gave him the first arct" "
[1] „Die Zeit war zu kurz, um nach Italien zu schreiben; ich bot mich an, ihm sogleich ein Libretto zu verfassen, man nahm mich beim Wort, und am nächsten Tag gab ich ihm den ersten Akt.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Libretto | die Librettos | die Libretti |
| Genitiv | des Librettos | der Librettos | der Libretti |
| Dativ | dem Libretto | den Librettos | den Libretti |
| Akkusativ | das Libretto | die Librettos | die Libretti |
Pronunciation
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