English

Noun

Orchestra of the 18th Century

orchestra ‎(plural orchestras)

1. (music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
2. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
3. The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

Derived terms

Usage notes

• In British English, "The orchestra are tuning up" is often used, implying the individual members. In the US, one would almost always hear "The orchestra is tuning up", implying a collective.

Translations

Anagrams

• carthorse

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.kɛs.tʁa/

Verb

orchestra

1. third-person singular past historic of orchestrer

Anagrams

• torcheras

Italian

Noun

orchestra f ‎(plural orchestre)

1. orchestra
2. band
3. orchestra pit

Verb

orchestra

1. third-person singular present indicative of orchestrare
2. second-person singular imperative of orchestrare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /orˈkʰeːs.tra/, [ɔrˈkʰeːs.tra]

Noun

orchēstra f ‎(genitive orchēstrae); first declension

1. orchestra (area in front of a stage)

Inflection

First declension.

References

• orchestra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• orchestra in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “orchestra”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• orchestra in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• orchestra in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• orchestra in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Romanian

Noun

orchestra f

1. definite singular nominative and accusative form of orchestră.