Empore

German

Etymology

18th century, from empor (“up”), following earlier Emporkirche. The formation has a Romance feel to it and may be based loosely on Etage or the like.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛmˈpoːrə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Empore f (genitive Empore, plural Emporen)

1. loft (gallery in a church)
2. (by extension) gallery in a theatre, etc.

   Synonym: Galerie

Declension

Declension of Empore [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Empore	die	Emporen
genitive	einer	der	Empore	der	Emporen
dative	einer	der	Empore	den	Emporen
accusative	eine	die	Empore	die	Emporen

Derived terms

• Chorempore
• Orgelempore

Further reading

• “Empore” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Empore” in Duden online