orkest

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔrˈkɛst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: or‧kest
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

orkest n (plural orkesten, diminutive orkestje n)

  1. (music) orchestra

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: orkes
  • → Indonesian: orkes
  • → West Frisian: orkest

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.