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
- orchestra
Declension
Declension of orchestr
singular | plural | |
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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