orchestra

See also orchestră

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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

• Arabic: أوركسترا (ar) (ʾorkestrā, ʾurkistrā) f
• Belarusian: аркестр (be) (arkéstr) m
• Bulgarian: оркестър (bg) (orkéstǎr) m
• Catalan: orquestra (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樂團 (cmn), 乐团 (cmn) (yuètuán), 樂隊 (cmn), 乐队 (cmn) (yuèduì), 管弦樂團 (cmn), 管弦乐团 (cmn) (guǎnxián yuètuán), 管弦樂隊 (cmn), 管弦乐队 (cmn) (guǎnxián yuèduì)

• Czech: orchestr (cs) m
• Danish: orkester (da) n
• Dutch: orkest (nl) n
• Esperanto: orkestro (eo)
• Estonian: orkester (et)
• Finnish: orkesteri (fi)
• French: orchestre (fr) m
• German: Orchester (de) n
• Greek: ορχήστρα (el) (orchístra) f
• Greenlandic: nipilersortut (kl)
• Hebrew: תזמורת (he) f
• Hindi: बाजा (hi) (bājā)

• Hungarian: zenekar (hu)
• Japanese: オーケストラ (ja) (ōkesutora)
• Jèrriais: orchestre m
• Korean: 오케스트라 (ko) (okeseuteura)
• Macedonian: оркестар (mk) (orkéstar) m
• Norwegian: orkester (no) n
• Persian: ارکستر (fa) (orkestr)
• Polish: orkiestra (pl) f
• Portuguese: orquestra (pt) f
• Russian: оркестр (ru) (orkéstr) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: оркестар (sh) m

  Roman: orkestar (sh) m

• Slovak: orchester (sk) m
• Slovene: orkester (sl) m
• Spanish: orquesta (es) f
• Swedish: orkester (sv) n
• Turkish: orkestra (tr)
• Ukrainian: оркестр (uk) (orkéstr) m
• Vietnamese: dàn nhạc (vi)

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
• Jèrriais: orchestre m
• 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
• Jèrriais: orchestre m
• Russian: оркестровая яма (ru) (orkestróvaja jáma) f

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: orchestra (it) f

• Latin: orchestra (la) f
• Portuguese: orquestra (pt) f
• Romanian: orchestră (ro) f
• 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