"Theater" meaning in German

See Theater in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /teˈaːtɐ/, /teˈʔaːtɐ/ Audio: De-Theater.ogg
Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|grc|θέατρον||a place for viewing}} Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Theater n (strong, genitive Theaters, plural Theater) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Theaters [genitive], Theater [plural], strong [table-tags], Theater [nominative, singular], Theater [definite, nominative, plural], Theaters [genitive, singular], Theater [definite, genitive, plural], Theater [dative, singular], Theatern [dative, definite, plural], Theater [accusative, singular], Theater [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. theater (a place or building consisting of a stage and seats) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-Theater-de-noun-ZSRjK6vO Disambiguation of Buildings: 58 13 16 7 6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 15 21 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 17 18 6 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 15 21 4 4
  2. theater (drama or performance as a profession or artform) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Theater-de-noun-BhbzDtlQ
  3. theatrical company, troupe, theater company (company (group or organization) of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Theater-de-noun-yOlWydwM
  4. audience (large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance in a theater) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Theater-de-noun-ltJ6D~7Q
  5. (informal) to-do, fuss, hassle (excessive activity, worry, bother, talk, or conflict) Tags: informal, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Theater-de-noun-r9zWAyxT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Abendtheater, Amphitheater, Freilichttheater, Jugendtheater, Kasperltheater, Kindertheater, Marionettentheater, Musiktheater, Nachmittagstheater, Puppentheater, Schlosstheater, Schmierentheater, Sommertheater, Stadttheater, Wandertheater Related terms: Theaterabend, Theaterangestellter, Theateraufführung, Theaterautor, Theaterbühne, Theaterdirektor, Theatereingang, Theaterhaus, Theaterintendant, Theaterkarte, Theaterleiter, Theaterloge, Theaterplatz, Theaterreihe, Theatersaal, Theaterschauspieler, Theatersessel, Theatersouffleur, Theatersouffleuse, Theaterstück, Theatertreppe, Theaterveranstaltung, Theatervorführung, Theatervorhang, Theatervorstellung

Inflected forms

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