Theater

See also: theater

German

ein Theater

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂-der.

Ancient Greek θεάομαι (theáomai)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron)der.

Latin theātrumbor.

French théâtrebor.

German Theater

Borrowed from French théâtre, utimately from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈaːtɐ/, /teˈʔaːtɐ/

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: The‧a‧ter

Noun

Theater n (strong, genitive Theaters, plural Theater)

1. theater (a place or building consisting of a stage and seats)
2. theater (drama or performance as a profession or artform)
3. theatrical company, troupe, theater company (company (group or organization) of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers)
4. audience (large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance in a theater)
5. (informal) to-do, fuss, hassle (excessive activity, worry, bother, talk, or conflict)

Declension

Declension of Theater [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Theater	die	Theater
genitive	eines	des	Theaters	der	Theater
dative	einem	dem	Theater	den	Theatern
accusative	ein	das	Theater	die	Theater

Hyponyms

• Abendtheater
• Amphitheater
• Figurentheater
• Freilichttheater
• Jugendtheater
• Kasperltheater
• Kindertheater
• Marionettentheater
• Musiktheater
• Nachmittagstheater
• Puppentheater
• Schlosstheater
• Schmierentheater
• Sommertheater
• Stadttheater
• Wandertheater

Related terms

• Theaterabend
• Theaterangestellter
• Theateraufführung
• Theaterautor
• Theaterbühne
• Theaterdirektor
• Theatereingang
• Theaterhaus
• Theaterintendant
• Theaterkarte
• Theaterleiter
• Theaterloge
• Theaterplatz
• Theaterreihe
• Theatersaal
• Theaterschauspieler
• Theatersessel
• Theatersouffleur
• Theatersouffleuse
• Theaterstück
• Theatertreppe
• Theaterveranstaltung
• Theatervorführung
• Theatervorhang
• Theatervorstellung

Descendants

• → Silesian: tyjater
• → Swedish: teater (partially derived from German)

Further reading

• “Theater”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Theater” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Theater” in Duden online
• Theater on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French théâtre, utimately from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”).

Noun

Theater m (plural Theateren)

1. theater
2. nonsense

Further reading

• Theater in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire