orchestra

See also orchestră

English

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Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orchēstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orcheomai, “to dance”) From root ὄρχος-orchos = row (the dancers in a)and ήσθ-ην (aor. tens. of άδω - ado = sing {where θ>τ)

Noun

Orchestra of the 18th Century

orchestra (plural orchestras)

1. (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.
2. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
3. 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.

Derived terms

• orchestral
• (orchestra types) chamber orchestra, orchestra in residence, philharmonic orchestra, string orchestra, symphony orchestra

Derived terms

• orchestrate, orchestration
• orchestrina, orchestrion

Usage notes

• 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.

Translations

large group of musicians who play together on various instruments

Catalan: orquestra (ca) f. Chinese: 乐团 (yuètuán) Czech: orchestr (cs) m. Danish: orkester (da) n. Dutch: orkest (nl) n. Esperanto: orkestro (eo) Finnish: orkesteri (fi) French: orchestre (fr) m. Greek: ορχήστρα (el) (orchístra) f.

Greenlandic: nipilersortut (kl) Hebrew: תזמורת (he) f. Hungarian: zenekar (hu) Norwegian: orkester (no) n. Polish: orkiestra f. Portuguese: orquestra (pt) f. Russian: оркестр (ru) (orkéstr) m. Spanish: orquesta (es) f. Turkish: orkestra (tr) Vietnamese: dàn nhạc

semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient theatres

Danish: orchestra (da) c. Dutch: orkestra (nl) Finnish: orkestra (fi), orkesteri (fi)

French: orchestre (fr) m. Greek: θυμέλη (el) (thyméli) f., ορχήστρα (el) (orchístra) f. Polish: orchestra (pl) f.

the area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit

Danish: orkestergrav (da) c. Dutch: orkestbak (nl) Finnish: orkesterimonttu (fi) French: orchestre (fr) m.

German: Orchestergraben (de) m. Greek: ορχήστρα (el) (orchístra) f. Russian: оркестровая яма (ru) (orkestróvaja jáma) f.

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Arabic: اوركسترة (’órkestra) f. Mandarin: 管弦乐团 (guǎnxiánlètuán) Serbo-Croatian: orkestar (hr) m. German: Orchester (de) n. Italian: orchestra (it) f. Japanese: オーケストラ (ōkesutora)

Korean: 오케스트라 (okeseuteura) Latin: orchestra (la) f. Portuguese: orquestra (pt) f. Romanian: orchestră (ro) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: оркестар (sr) m. Roman: orkestar m. Slovene: orkester (sl) m. Spanish: orquesta (es) f. Swedish: orkester (sv)

Anagrams

• carthorse

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔʁ.kɛs.tʁa/

Verb

orchestra

1. third-person singular past historic of orchestrer

Anagrams

• torcheras

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Italian

Noun

orchestra f. (plural orchestre)

1. orchestra
2. band
3. orchestra pit

Verb

orchestra

1. third-person singular present indicative of orchestrare
2. second-person singular imperative of orchestrare

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Latin

Noun

orchēstra (genitive orchēstrae); f, first declension

1. orchestra (area in front of a stage)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	orchēstra	orchēstrae
genitive	orchēstrae	orchēstrārum
dative	orchēstrae	orchēstrīs
accusative	orchēstram	orchēstrās
ablative	orchēstrā	orchēstrīs
vocative	orchēstra	orchēstrae

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Romanian

Noun

orchestra f. (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of orchestră)

1. the orchestra