orkester

orkester n (singular definite orkesteret or orkestret, plural indefinite orkestre)

1. orchestra

• “orkester” in Den Danske Ordbog

From German Orchester, from Italian orchestra, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra, “space in front of a stage”).

• IPA^(key): /orˈkester/, [orˈkester]
• Rhymes: -ester
• Hyphenation: or‧kes‧ter

orkester (genitive orkestri, partitive orkestrit)

1. (music) orchestra (a large collective of musicians performing musical works on instruments)

• orkester in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “orkester”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

orkester n (definite singular orkesteret or orkestret, indefinite plural orkester or orkestre, definite plural orkestra or orkestrene)

1. (music) an orchestra

• orkestergrav

• “orkester” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

orkester n (definite singular orkesteret, indefinite plural orkester, definite plural orkestera)

1. (music) an orchestra

• orkestergrav

• “orkester” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

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orkester c

1. (music) orchestra

• blåsorkester
• stråkorkester
• symfoniorkester

• orkestrera (“orchestrate”)

• → Finnish: orkesteri

• orkester in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• orkester in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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