kamer

See also: Kamer and kamēr

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.mər/

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Noun

kamer (plural kamers, diminutive kamertjie)

1. A room, a chamber.

Derived terms

• badkamer
• sitkamer
• slaapkamer

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkamɛr/

Noun

kamer

1. genitive plural of kamera

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.mər/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧mer
• Rhymes: -aːmər

Noun

kamer f (plural kamers, diminutive kamertje n)

1. A room, physical chamber in a building.
   1. (with the user or owner specified) A bedroom.

      Synonym: slaapkamer

   2. (Netherlands, with the definite article, often not specified) A living room.

      Synonyms: huiskamer, living, woonkamer

   3. (Netherlands, historical, dated, with the definite article) A special, more luxurious living room (formerly) reserved for use on Sundays and holidays, found in old houses that were inhabited by relatively affluent people.

      Synonyms: bestekamer, goede kamer, pronkkamer, zondagskamer

2. (chiefly Netherlands) A non-campus residence for students.

   Synonyms: kot, studentenkamer, studentenkot

3. A board, judicial court or other institution with a specific competence.
4. A chamber or division of a legisative assembly such as a parliament.
5. A separated section in a structured object, e.g. chamber of a gun.

Derived terms

• achterkamer
• badkamer
• eetkamer
• folterkamer
• kamermuziek
• kamerolifant
• kamerstuk
• slaapkamer
• studentenkamer
• tuinkamer
• woonkamer
• zitkamer
• zolderkamer

 

- board or institution

• raadkamer
• rekenkamer
• weeskamer

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kamer
• Berbice Creole Dutch: kambru
• → Arawak: kambara
• → Caribbean Javanese: kamar
• → Indonesian: kamar
  • → Malay: kamar
  • → Petjo: kamar
  • → Ternate: kamar
• → Papiamentu: kamber
• → Sranan Tongo: kamra
  • → Aukan: kambaa
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: kamrá
  • → Saramaccan: kámba
• → Sinhalese: කාමරය (kāmaraya)
• →? Trió: kama

Anagrams

• maker

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَمَر‎ (qamar).

Noun

kamer (definite accusative kameri, plural kamerler)

1. (archaic) A moon.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kamer
Definite accusative	kameri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kamer	kamerler
Definite accusative	kameri	kamerleri
Dative	kamere	kamerlere
Locative	kamerde	kamerlerde
Ablative	kamerden	kamerlerden
Genitive	kamerin	kamerlerin

Synonyms

• Ay