orchestr

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈorxɛstr̩]

Noun

orchestr m inan

  1. orchestra

Declension
Declension of orchestr
singular plural
nominative orchestr orchestry
genitive orchestru orchestrů
dative orchestru orchestrům
accusative orchestr orchestry
vocative orchestre, orchestře orchestry
locative orchestru orchestrech
instrumental orchestrem orchestry

Further reading
  • orchestr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • orchestr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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