оркестр

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic وركەستر
Cyrillic оркестр
Latin orkestr
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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian орке́стр (orkéstr), from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, to dance)).

Noun

оркестр (orkestr)

  1. (music) orchestra

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Russian

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оркестр

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, most likely via German Orchester in the 1700s.

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Noun

орке́стр (orkéstrm inan (genitive орке́стра, nominative plural орке́стры, genitive plural орке́стров, relational adjective оркестро́вый)

  1. (music) orchestra (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments)
  2. (military slang) the Wagner Group

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Descendants

  • Kazakh: оркестр (orkestr)

Ukrainian

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оркестр

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French orchestre, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

Noun

орке́стр (orkéstrm inan (genitive орке́стру, nominative plural орке́стри, genitive plural орке́стрів, relational adjective оркестро́вий or оркестра́льний, diminutive орке́стрик)

  1. (music) orchestra (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments)
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

орке́стр (orkéstrf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of орке́стра (orkéstra)

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