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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
orchestr m inan
Declension
Declension of orchestr (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | orchestr | orchestry |
| genitive | orchestru | orchestrů |
| dative | orchestru | orchestrům |
| accusative | orchestr | orchestry |
| vocative | orchestre, orchestře | orchestry |
| locative | orchestru | orchestrech |
| instrumental | orchestrem | orchestry |
Related terms
Further reading
- “orchestr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “orchestr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “orchestr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025