orkes
Afrikaans
/ɔrˈkɛs/
noun
Definitions
- (music) orchestra
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish orkest (orchestra) derived from French orchestre derived from Latin orchēstra derived from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα derived from Proto-Indo-European *ergh- (stir up, raise, set in motion).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ergh-
Gloss
stir up, raise, set in motion
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- orchestra English
- orchestra Latin
- orchēstra Latin
- orchestra Italian
- dweilorkest Dutch, Flemish
- orkest Dutch, Flemish
- strijkorkest Dutch, Flemish
- orchestre French
- орке́стр Russian
- orquesta Spanish, Castilian
- ὀρχήστρα Ancient Greek
- ὀρχήστρᾱ Ancient Greek
- *ergh- Proto-Indo-European
- orkester Norwegian Bokmål
- orquestra Portuguese
- orkester Swedish
- orkester Norwegian Nynorsk
- orquestra Catalan, Valencian
- ορχήστρα Greek (modern)