Orchester

German

Etymology

18th century, from French orchestre, from Latin orchestra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra). Based on the pronunciation rules for Greek words the form with /ç/ is expected (see Orchidee), but the more common /k/ follows the French usage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrˈkɛstər/, (especially Austria, less often) /ɔrˈçɛstər/

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• Rhymes: -ɛstɐ

Noun

Orchester n (strong, genitive Orchesters, plural Orchester)

1. orchestra

Declension

Declension of Orchester [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Orchester	die	Orchester
genitive	eines	des	Orchesters	der	Orchester
dative	einem	dem	Orchester	den	Orchestern
accusative	ein	das	Orchester	die	Orchester

Derived terms

• orchestrieren
• orchestral

Related terms

• Orchesterbegleitung, Orchesterchef, Orchesterinstrument, Orchestergraben, Orchestermusiker, Orchesterkonzert, Orchesterleiter, Orchestermitglied, Orchestermusik, Orchesterprogramm, Orchesterrampe, Orchesterwerk
• Berufsorchester, Kammerorchester, Kurorchester, Rundfunkorchester, Sinfonieorchester, Staatsorchester, Symphonieorchester, Tanzorchester, Theaterorchester, Unterhaltungsorchester

Descendants

• → Estonian: orkester
• → Kashubian: orkestra

Further reading

• “Orchester” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Orchester” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Orchester” in Duden online