orchestre
See also: orchestré
English
Etymology
References
- “orchestre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra). The word was feminine (like its etymon) until the 18th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁ.kɛstʁ/
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Derived terms
Descendants
Some may be directly borrowed from Latin.
- → Azerbaijani: orkestr
- → Czech: orchestr
- → Danish: orkester
- → Dutch: orkest
- → Georgian: ორკესტრი (orḳesṭri)
- → German: Orchester
- → Norwegian: orkester
- → Persian: ارکستر (orkestr)
- → Macedonian: оркестар (orkestar)
- → Romanian: orchestră
- → Russian: оркестр (orkestr)
- → Kazakh: оркестр (orkestr)
- → Serbo-Croatian: orkestar / оркестар
- → Swedish: orkester
- → Finnish: orkesteri
- → Uzbek: orkestr
Further reading
- “orchestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”).
Romanian
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