teater

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See also: Teater, téater, and teatër

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/
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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

Noun

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

  1. theater, theatre

Inflection

See also

Estonian

Etymology

From German Theater.

Noun

teater (genitive teatri, partitive teatrit)

  1. theater, theatre

Declension

Declension of teater (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative teater teatrid
accusative nom.
gen. teatri
genitive teatrite
partitive teatrit teatreid
illative teatrisse teatritesse
teatreisse
inessive teatris teatrites
teatreis
elative teatrist teatritest
teatreist
allative teatrile teatritele
teatreile
adessive teatril teatritel
teatreil
ablative teatrilt teatritelt
teatreilt
translative teatriks teatriteks
teatreiks
terminative teatrini teatriteni
essive teatrina teatritena
abessive teatrita teatriteta
comitative teatriga teatritega

Derived terms

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

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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

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

Limburgish

Alternative forms

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

Noun

teater n

  1. theatre
  2. nonsense

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English theater.

Pronunciation

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

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 *dʰeh₂w-.

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

  1. theatre, theater (US)

Derived terms

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

teater c

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

Declension

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