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Orchester
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orchester
German
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Etymology
18th century, from de fr orchestre, from de la orchestra, from de grc ὀρχήστρα. Based on the pronunciation rules for Greek words the form with /ç/ is expected (see de Orchidee), but the more common /k/ follows the French usage.
Pronunciation
de /ɔrˈkɛstər/ /ɔrˈçɛstər/<q:less often><a:especially <<Austria>>>
de De-Orchester.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɛstɐ 3
de second pronunciation, [ç]
Noun
n
orchestra
Declension
n
Hyponyms
de Amateurorchester Berufsorchester Cello-Orchester Familienorchester Jugendorchester Kammerorchester Kurorchester Mandolinenorchester Musikorchester Rundfunkorchester Sinfonieorchester Staatsorchester Symphonieorchester Tanzorchester Theaterorchester Unterhaltungsorchester Violinorchester
Derived terms
de orchestrieren
de orchestral
Related terms
de Orchesterbegleitung, de Orchesterchef, de Orchesterinstrument, de Orchestergraben, de Orchestermusiker, de Orchesterkonzert, de Orchesterleiter, de Orchestermitglied, de Orchestermusik, de Orchesterprogramm, de Orchesterrampe, de Orchesterwerk
Descendants
et orkester 1
csb orkestra 1
Further reading
de Music