câmara

See also: camara, Câmara, cámara, and cămară

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• câmera
• camara (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ma.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ma.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ma.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: câ‧ma‧ra

Noun

câmara f (plural câmaras)

1. chamber
2. council
3. (Portugal) Alternative form of câmara municipal
4. camera

   Synonyms: câmara fotográfica, máquina fotográfica

Derived terms

• unicamaral
• bicamaral

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: kamara
• Indo-Portuguese: cambr, cambra
• Kabuverdianu: kánbra
• Kristang: kambra
• → Hindi: कमरा (kamrā)
• → Tetum: kámara
• → Urdu: کمرہ‎ (kamra)

Noun

câmara m or f by sense (plural câmaras)

1. cameraman, camerawoman

   Synonyms: cinegrafista, operador de câmara, cameraman