orchesta

Latin

Alternative forms

• orchēstēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρχηστής (orkhēstḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /orˈkʰeːs.ta/, [ɔrˈkʰeːs̠t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /orˈkes.ta/, [orˈkɛst̪ä]

Noun

orchēsta m (genitive orchēstae); first declension

1. A dancer, a pantomime

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	orchēsta	orchēstae
Genitive	orchēstae	orchēstārum
Dative	orchēstae	orchēstīs
Accusative	orchēstam	orchēstās
Ablative	orchēstā	orchēstīs
Vocative	orchēsta	orchēstae

References

• “orchesta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• orchesta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.