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Etymology

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From Swedish orkester, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈorkesteri/, [ˈo̞rk̟e̞s̠ˌte̞ri]
  • Rhymes: -eri
  • Hyphenation(key): or‧kes‧te‧ri

Noun

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orkesteri

  1. (music) orchestra (large group of musicians who play together)
    Synonyms: yhtye, (informal) bändi
  2. orchestra (semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theatres)
    Synonym: orkestra

Declension

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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
abessive orkesteritta orkestereitta
instructive orkesterein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of orkesteri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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Further reading

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