camembert

See also: Camembert

English

A plate of camembert cheese

Etymology

From Camembert, the Normandy village where it originated.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmɒmˌbeə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈkæməmˌbeː/
• Hyphenation: ca‧mem‧bert

Noun

camembert (countable and uncountable, plural camemberts)

1. A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

Derived terms

• Cambozola
• camembertlike

Related terms

• camemberti

Translations

creamy cheese from France

• Arabic: كَامَامْبِير m (kamambir)
• Catalan: camembert m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 金文筆 / 金文笔 (gam¹ man⁴ bat¹), 金文畢 / 金文毕 (gam¹ man⁴ bat¹)

  Mandarin: 金銀畢 / 金银毕 (jīnyínbì), 卡門培爾 / 卡门培尔 (kǎménpéi'ěr), 卡芒貝爾 / 卡芒贝尔 (kǎmángbèi'ěr)

• Czech: camembert m
• Finnish: camembert (fi), camembertjuusto
• French: camembert (fr) m
• German: Camembert (de) m
• Greek: Καμαμπέρ (Kamampér)
• Japanese: カマンベール (ja) (kamanbēru), カマンベールチーズ (kamanbēruchīzu)
• Korean: 카망베르 (kamangbereu), 카망베르 치즈 (kamangbereu chijeu)
• Persian: کامامبر (kâmâmber)
• Polish: camembert (pl) m, kamamber (pl) m
• Portuguese: camembert m
• Russian: камамбер (ru) m (kamamber)

See also

• brie

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from French camembert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamember/ [ka.mẽm.ber], /kamembert/ [ka.mẽm.bert̪]
• Rhymes: -ember, -er, -embert, -ert
• Hyphenation: ca‧mem‧bert

Noun

camembert inan

1. camembert

Declension

Declension of camembert (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	camembert	camemberta	camembertak	camembertok
ergative	camembertek	camembertak	camembertek	camembertok
dative	camemberti	camembertari	camembertei	camembertoi
genitive	camemberten	camembertaren	camemberten	camemberton
comitative	camembertekin	camembertarekin	camembertekin	camembertokin
causative	camembertengatik	camembertarengatik	camembertengatik	camembertongatik
benefactive	camembertentzat	camembertarentzat	camembertentzat	camembertontzat
instrumental	camembertez	camembertaz	camembertez	camembertotaz
inessive	camembertetan	camembertean	camembertetan	camembertotan
locative	camembertetako	camemberteko	camembertetako	camembertotako
allative	camembertetara	camembertera	camembertetara	camembertotara
terminative	camembertetaraino	camemberteraino	camembertetaraino	camembertotaraino
directive	camembertetarantz	camemberterantz	camembertetarantz	camembertotarantz
destinative	camembertetarako	camemberterako	camembertetarako	camembertotarako
ablative	camembertetatik	camembertetik	camembertetatik	camembertotatik
partitive	camembertik	—	—	—
prolative	camemberttzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “camembert”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamɛmbɛːr], [ˈkamɛmbɛrt]

Noun

camembert m inan

1. camembert

Declension

Declension of camembert (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	camembert	camemberty
genitive	camembertu	camembertů
dative	camembertu	camembertům
accusative	camembert	camemberty
vocative	camemberte	camemberty
locative	camembertu	camembertech
instrumental	camembertem	camemberty

Further reading

• “camembert”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “camembert”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French camembert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ.mɑmˈbɛːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ca‧mem‧bert

Noun

camembert m (plural camemberts, diminutive camembertje n)

1. camembert (cheese)

Finnish

Etymology

From French camembert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmembæːr/, [ˈkɑ̝me̞mbæːr]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmembert/, [ˈkɑ̝me̞mbe̞rt̪] (Finnicized)
• Rhymes: -ɑmembæːr

Noun

camembert

1. camembert (creamy French cheese)

Declension

Inflection of camembert (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		camembert	camembertit
genitive		camembertin	camembertien
partitive		camembertiä	camembertejä
illative		camembertiin	camemberteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		camembert	camembertit
accusative	nom.	camembert	camembertit
	gen.	camembertin
genitive		camembertin	camembertien
partitive		camembertiä	camembertejä
inessive		camembertissä	camemberteissä
elative		camembertistä	camemberteistä
illative		camembertiin	camemberteihin
adessive		camembertillä	camemberteillä
ablative		camembertiltä	camemberteiltä
allative		camembertille	camemberteille
essive		camembertinä	camemberteinä
translative		camembertiksi	camemberteiksi
abessive		camembertittä	camemberteittä
instructive		—	camembertein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of camembert (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative camembertini camembertini accusative nom. camembertini camembertini gen. camembertini genitive camembertini camembertieni partitive camembertiäni camembertejäni inessive camembertissäni camemberteissäni elative camembertistäni camemberteistäni illative camembertiini camemberteihini adessive camembertilläni camemberteilläni ablative camembertiltäni camemberteiltäni allative camembertilleni camemberteilleni essive camembertinäni camemberteinäni translative camembertikseni camemberteikseni abessive camembertittäni camemberteittäni instructive — — comitative — camemberteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative camembertisi camembertisi accusative nom. camembertisi camembertisi gen. camembertisi genitive camembertisi camembertiesi partitive camembertiäsi camembertejäsi inessive camembertissäsi camemberteissäsi elative camembertistäsi camemberteistäsi illative camembertiisi camemberteihisi adessive camembertilläsi camemberteilläsi ablative camembertiltäsi camemberteiltäsi allative camembertillesi camemberteillesi essive camembertinäsi camemberteinäsi translative camembertiksesi camemberteiksesi abessive camembertittäsi camemberteittäsi instructive — — comitative — camemberteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative camembertimme camembertimme accusative nom. camembertimme camembertimme gen. camembertimme genitive camembertimme camembertiemme partitive camembertiämme camembertejämme inessive camembertissämme camemberteissämme elative camembertistämme camemberteistämme illative camembertiimme camemberteihimme adessive camembertillämme camemberteillämme ablative camembertiltämme camemberteiltämme allative camembertillemme camemberteillemme essive camembertinämme camemberteinämme translative camembertiksemme camemberteiksemme abessive camembertittämme camemberteittämme instructive — — comitative — camemberteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative camembertinne camembertinne accusative nom. camembertinne camembertinne gen. camembertinne genitive camembertinne camembertienne partitive camembertiänne camembertejänne inessive camembertissänne camemberteissänne elative camembertistänne camemberteistänne illative camembertiinne camemberteihinne adessive camembertillänne camemberteillänne ablative camembertiltänne camemberteiltänne allative camembertillenne camemberteillenne essive camembertinänne camemberteinänne translative camembertiksenne camemberteiksenne abessive camembertittänne camemberteittänne instructive — — comitative — camemberteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative camembertinsä camembertinsä accusative nom. camembertinsä camembertinsä gen. camembertinsä genitive camembertinsä camembertiensä partitive camembertiään camembertiänsä camembertejään camembertejänsä inessive camembertissään camembertissänsä camemberteissään camemberteissänsä elative camembertistään camembertistänsä camemberteistään camemberteistänsä illative camembertiinsä camemberteihinsä adessive camembertillään camembertillänsä camemberteillään camemberteillänsä ablative camembertiltään camembertiltänsä camemberteiltään camemberteiltänsä allative camembertilleen camembertillensä camemberteilleen camemberteillensä essive camembertinään camembertinänsä camemberteinään camemberteinänsä translative camembertikseen camembertiksensä camemberteikseen camemberteiksensä abessive camembertittään camembertittänsä camemberteittään camemberteittänsä instructive — — comitative — camemberteineen camemberteinensä

Synonyms

• camembertjuusto

Derived terms

compounds

• camembertjuusto

Further reading

• “camembert”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mɑ̃.bɛʁ/

• Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

camembert m (plural camemberts)

1. camembert (creamy French cheese)
2. (colloquial) pie chart

Derived terms

• boîte à camembert

Further reading

• “camembert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Named after French Camembert, the village in Normandy where it originates.

Noun

camembert m (definite singular camemberten, indefinite plural camemberter, definite plural camembertene)

1. camembert

References

• “camembert” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “camembert” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after French Camembert, the village in Normandy where it originates.

Noun

camembert m (definite singular camemberten, indefinite plural camembertar, definite plural camembertane)

1. camembert

References

• “camembert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

camembert

Alternative forms

• kamamber

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French camembert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mãˈbɛr/, /ka.mamˈbɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Syllabification: ca‧mem‧bert
• Homophone: Camembert

Noun

camembert m inan

1. camembert (soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk)

Declension

Declension of camembert

	singular	plural
nominative	camembert	camemberty
genitive	camemberta/camembertu	camembertów
dative	camembertowi	camembertom
accusative	camembert	camemberty
instrumental	camembertem	camembertami
locative	camembercie	camembertach
vocative	camembercie	camemberty

Further reading

• “camembert”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “camembert”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• camembert in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛʁ/ [ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛʁ/ [ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛʁ/ [ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.mɐ̃ˈbɛ.ɾi/

Noun

camembert m (plural camemberts)

1. camembert (creamy French cheese)

Further reading

• “camembert”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French camembert.

Noun

camembert n (uncountable)

1. camembert

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	camembert	camembertul
genitive-dative	camembert	camembertului
vocative	camembertule

Spanish

Noun

camembert m (plural camemberts)

1. camembert

Further reading

• “camembert”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Noun

camembert c

1. camembert (creamy French cheese)

Declension

Declension of camembert

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	camembert	camemberts
	definite	camemberten	camembertens
plural	indefinite	camemberter	camemberters
	definite	camemberterna	camemberternas