orkesteri
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish orkester, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈorkesteri/, [ˈo̞rke̞s̠t̪e̞ri]
Noun
orkesteri
- (music) orchestra (large group of musicians who play together)
- orchestra (semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theatres)
Declension
| Inflection of orkesteri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | orkesteri | orkesterit | |
| genitive | orkesterin | orkesterien orkestereiden orkestereitten | |
| partitive | orkesteria | orkestereita orkestereja | |
| illative | orkesteriin | orkestereihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | orkesteri | orkesterit | |
| accusative | nom. | orkesteri | orkesterit |
| gen. | orkesterin | ||
| genitive | orkesterin | orkesterien orkestereiden orkestereitten | |
| partitive | orkesteria | orkestereita orkestereja | |
| inessive | orkesterissa | orkestereissa | |
| elative | orkesterista | orkestereista | |
| illative | orkesteriin | orkestereihin | |
| adessive | orkesterilla | orkestereilla | |
| ablative | orkesterilta | orkestereilta | |
| allative | orkesterille | orkestereille | |
| essive | orkesterina | orkestereina | |
| translative | orkesteriksi | orkestereiksi | |
| instructive | — | orkesterein | |
| abessive | orkesteritta | orkestereitta | |
| comitative | — | orkestereineen | |
Synonyms
- (semicircular space): orkestra
Derived terms
- kamariorkesteri
- puhallinorkesteri
- sinfoniaorkesteri
- tanssiorkesteri
Related terms
- soittokunta