"orkest" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ɔrˈkɛst/ Audio: Nl-orkest.ogg Forms: orkesten [plural], orkestje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: Borrowed from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|orchestre}} French orchestre, {{der|nl|la|orchēstra}} Latin orchēstra, {{der|nl|grc|ὀρχήστρα}} Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} orkest n (plural orkesten, diminutive orkestje n)
  1. (music) orchestra Tags: neuter Derived forms: dweilorkest, harmonieorkest, kamerorkest, symfonieorkest, strijkorkest
    Sense id: en-orkest-nl-noun-YTrZkb8r Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "orkes"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "orkes"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "orkest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "orchestre"
      },
      "expansion": "French orchestre",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "orchēstra"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin orchēstra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ὀρχήστρα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "orkesten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "orkestje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "orkest n (plural orkesten, diminutive orkestje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "or",
        "kest"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "nl:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "dweilorkest"
        },
        {
          "word": "harmonieorkest"
        },
        {
          "word": "kamerorkest"
        },
        {
          "word": "symfonieorkest"
        },
        {
          "word": "strijkorkest"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "orchestra"
      ],
      "id": "en-orkest-nl-noun-YTrZkb8r",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "orchestra",
          "orchestra"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) orchestra"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔrˈkɛst/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-orkest.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-orkest.ogg/Nl-orkest.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Nl-orkest.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    }
  ],
  "word": "orkest"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dweilorkest"
    },
    {
      "word": "harmonieorkest"
    },
    {
      "word": "kamerorkest"
    },
    {
      "word": "symfonieorkest"
    },
    {
      "word": "strijkorkest"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "orkes"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "orkes"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "orkest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "orchestre"
      },
      "expansion": "French orchestre",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "orchēstra"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin orchēstra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ὀρχήστρα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "orkesten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "orkestje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "orkest n (plural orkesten, diminutive orkestje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "or",
        "kest"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch neuter nouns",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
        "Dutch terms borrowed from French",
        "Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Dutch terms derived from French",
        "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛst",
        "nl:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "orchestra"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "orchestra",
          "orchestra"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) orchestra"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔrˈkɛst/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-orkest.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-orkest.ogg/Nl-orkest.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Nl-orkest.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    }
  ],
  "word": "orkest"
}

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