orkest

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin < Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) < ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”) (an intensification of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *ergh- (“to set in motion, stir up, raise”)) + suffix *-tra denoting "place".

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  • Hyphenation: or‧kest

Noun

orkest n (plural orkesten, diminutive orkestje n)

  1. (music) orchestra

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