orchestra
See also: orchestră
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”)).
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹkəstɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːkəstɹə/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: or‧ches‧tra
NounEdit
orchestra (plural orchestras or (rare) orchestrae)
- (music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
- A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
- The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.
Usage notesEdit
- In British English, "The orchestra are tuning up" is often used, implying the individual members. In the US, one would almost always hear "The orchestra is tuning up", implying a collective.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
large group of musicians who play together on various instruments
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semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient theatres
the area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit
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AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
orchestra
- third-person singular past historic of orchestrer
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
orchestra f (plural orchestre)
DescendantsEdit
- → Turkish: orkestra
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
orchestra
- inflection of orchestrare:
Further readingEdit
- orchestra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /orˈkeːs.tra/, [ɔrˈkeːs̠t̪ɾä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈt͡ʃes.tra/, [ɔrˈt͡ʃɛst̪ɾɑ]
NounEdit
orchēstra f (genitive orchēstrae); first declension
- orchestra (area in front of a stage)
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, with locative.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orchēstra | orchēstrae |
| Genitive | orchēstrae | orchēstrārum |
| Dative | orchēstrae | orchēstrīs |
| Accusative | orchēstram | orchēstrās |
| Ablative | orchēstrā | orchēstrīs |
| Vocative | orchēstra | orchēstrae |
| Locative | orchēstrae | orchēstrīs |
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- orchestra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- orchestra in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
- orchestra in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
- orchestra in The Perseus Project, Perseus Encyclopedia[1], 1999
- orchestra in Harry Thurston Peck, editor, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898
- orchestra in William Smith et al., editor, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin, 1890
PiedmonteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
orchestra f (plural orchestre)
RomanianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From French orchestrer.
VerbEdit
a orchestra (third-person singular present orchestrează, past participle orchestrat) 1st conj.
- to orchestrate
ConjugationEdit
conjugation of orchestra (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a orchestra | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | orchestrând | ||||||
| past participle | orchestrat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | orchestrez | orchestrezi | orchestrează | orchestrăm | orchestrați | orchestrează | |
| imperfect | orchestram | orchestrai | orchestra | orchestram | orchestrați | orchestrau | |
| simple perfect | orchestrai | orchestrași | orchestră | orchestrarăm | orchestrarăți | orchestrară | |
| pluperfect | orchestrasem | orchestraseși | orchestrase | orchestraserăm | orchestraserăți | orchestraseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să orchestrez | să orchestrezi | să orchestreze | să orchestrăm | să orchestrați | să orchestreze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | orchestrează | orchestrați | |||||
| negative | nu orchestra | nu orchestrați | |||||
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
orchestra f