teater

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch theater, from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪə̯ˈɑː.tər/

• Audio

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Noun

teater (plural teaters)

1. theatre

Danish

Etymology

From Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teatər/,

Noun

teater n (singular definite teatret or teateret, plural indefinite teatre)

1. theater, theatre

Inflection

See also

• teater on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Estonian

Etymology

From German Theater.

Noun

teater (genitive teatri, partitive teatrit)

1. theater, theatre

Declension

Derived terms

• nukuteater

Further reading

• “teater”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “teater”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “teater”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• teater in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

teater

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Dutch theater, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Cognate of Afrikaans teater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -tər, -ər, -r
• Hyphenation: tè‧a‧têr

Noun

teater (plural teater-teater, first-person possessive teaterku, second-person possessive teatermu, third-person possessive teaternya)

1. theater, theatre
   1. a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
   2. a lecture theatre.
   3. drama or performance as a profession or art form.

      Synonyms: drama, sandiwara, tonil

Affixed terms

Further reading

• “teater” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Téjaater (Eupen)

Etymology

From Old French theatre (modern théâtre) or Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “I see, watch, observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

teater n

1. theatre
2. nonsense

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English theater.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tjəˈtə(r)/,

• (Northern Peninsular Malay, Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /tjəˈtər/,
• Hyphenation: te‧a‧ter

Noun

téater (Jawi spelling تياتر, plural teater-teater, informal 1st possessive teaterku, 2nd possessive teatermu, 3rd possessive teaternya)

1. theatre; theater

   Synonym: panggung wayang

Further reading

• “teater” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French théâtre (“theatre”), from Middle French theatre (“theatre”), from Old French theatre, teatre (“theatre”), from Latin theātrum (“theatre”), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”) (with the suffix -τρον (-tron), from Proto-Hellenic *-tron, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom, from *-tḗr), possibly from Proto-Hellenic *θᾱϝέομαι, *θᾱϝέομαι, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂u-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈɑːtər/
• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: te‧a‧ter

Noun

teater n (definite singular teateret / teatret, indefinite plural teater / teatre, definite plural teatra / teatrene)

1. theatre, theater (US)

Derived terms

• dukketeater
• teaterstykke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

teater n (definite singular teateret, indefinite plural teater, definite plural teatera)

1. theatre, theater (US)

Derived terms

• teaterstykke

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

teater c

1. theatre (art form)
2. a theatre (building or institution)

Declension

Related terms

References

• teater in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)