Chor

See also: chor and chór

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kōr, chōr, from Latin chorus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koːr/, [koːɐ̯], [kɔɐ̯], [kɔː]
Audio (file)
Homophones: Corps, kor, Korps
Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

Chor m (strong, genitive Chores or Chors, plural Chöre)

(music) choir; chorus (group of people singing together)
(architecture) choir (part of a church building)

Declension

Declension of Chor [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Chor	die	Chöre
genitive	eines	des	Chores, Chors	der	Chöre
dative	einem	dem	Chor, Chore¹	den	Chören
accusative	einen	den	Chor	die	Chöre

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Bachchor
Bergmannschor
chorartig
Chorauftritt
Chordirigent
Chorgesang
Chorhalle
chorisch
Chorknabe
Chorkonzert
Chorleiter
Chormeister
Chormusik
Chorsänger
Chorschiff
Engelschor
im Chor
Kinderchor
Kirchenchor
Kosackenchor
Männerchor
Posaunenchor
Seemannschor

See also

Refrain

Further reading

“Chor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Chor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Chor (Musik, Kirchenbau)” in Duden online
“Chor (Abteilung im Webgeschirr)” in Duden online
Chor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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