Castratoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: kăsträʹtō, IPA^(key): /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/
• ハイフネーション: cas‧tra‧to

名詞

castrato (複数形 castratos または castrati)

1. A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
   • 2001, Bernardine Evaristo, The Emperor's Babe, Penguin Essentials (2020), page 170:

     A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes.

2. A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.

形容詞

castrato (not comparable)

1. (literally) Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently.
2. Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun).
3. Originally composed for a castrato.

   Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.

関連する語

• castrate
• castratism

参考

• contratenor
• contratenor altus
• countertenor
• eunuch
• sopranista
• soprano

アナグラム

• coast rat, crostata

Latin

名詞

castrātō

1. dative/ablative singular of castrātus