English
heldentenor
Heldentenor comes from German Heldentenor.
- Germanc. 1650–presentHeldentenor
- Englishearliest quotation 1988heldentenor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentHeldentenor
- Englishearliest quotation 1988heldentenor
Earliest quotation: 1988, George Grass, WagnerVision: “The absence of the Lyric's usual work-horse heldentenor William…”
Every English word from German Heldentenor
Today it means
noun A singer with a deep, strong voice that spans the range between baritone and tenor
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Heldentenor / heldentenor