orchestra, orchestrae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
area in front of stage; (Greek, held chorus; Roman, seats for senators/VIPs);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | orchestra | orchestrae |
| Gen. | orchestrae | orchestrarum |
| Dat. | orchestrae | orchestris |
| Acc. | orchestram | orchestras |
| Voc. | orchestra | orchestrae |
| Abl. | orchestra | orchestris |
Examples
- D
Satura VII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...conducto pendent anabathra tigillo quaeque reportandis posita est orchestra cathedris. nos tamen hoc agimus tenuique in puluere sulcos..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...nota domina est mea; usque ab orchestra quattuordecim transilit, et in extrema plebe quaerit quod diligat." Itaque oratione..." - G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...theatri, quod ambustum restitverat, e tribunali posito in orchestra commisit, cum prius apud superiores aedes supplicasset perque mediam..." - G
Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...cognomen Patris patriae, statuam inter reges, suggestum in orchestra; sed et ampliora etiam humano fastigio decerni sibi passus..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Campatius dubitationem eius stultiorem dicendo: "(non), sed in orchestra pila lusi". LXXII. Refutatio cum sit in negando redarguendo..."