kamer
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
kamer (plural kamers, diminutive kamertjie)
Derived terms[edit]
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kamer
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kamer f (plural kamers, diminutive kamertje n)
- A room, physical chamber in a building.
- (with the user or owner specified) A bedroom.
- Synonym: slaapkamer
- (Netherlands, with the definite article, often not specified) A living room.
- (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
- (with the user or owner specified) A bedroom.
- (chiefly Netherlands) A non-campus residence for students.
- Synonyms: kot, studentenkamer, studentenkot
- A board, judicial court or other institution with a specific competence.
- Het geschil werd voorgelegd aan de geschillenkamer voor een uitspraak.
- The dispute was brought before the disputes board for a ruling.
- De tuchtkamer van de orde van advocaten behandelde de klacht tegen de advocaat.
- The disciplinary court of the bar association handled the complaint against the lawyer.
- A chamber or division of a legisative assembly such as a parliament.
- De Tweede Kamer in Nederland heeft wetgevende bevoegdheden.
- The Second Chamber in the Netherlands has legislative powers.
- Het wetsvoorstel werd goedgekeurd door een meerderheid van de kamerleden in de assemblee.
- The bill was approved by a majority of the chamber members in the assembly.
- A separated section in a structured object, e.g. chamber of a gun.
- De kamer van het geweer moet zorgvuldig worden schoongemaakt.
- The chamber of the gun should be cleaned carefully.
- Het mechanisme is vastgelopen vanwege vuil in de kamer van de machine.
- The mechanism has jammed due to dirt in the compartment of the machine.
Derived terms[edit]
- board or institution
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: kamer
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kambru
- → Arawak: kambara
- → Caribbean Javanese: kamar
- → Indonesian: kamar
- → Papiamentu: kamber
- → Sranan Tongo: kamra
- → Sinhalese: කාමරය (kāmaraya)
- →? Trió: kama
Anagrams[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).
Noun[edit]
kamer (definite accusative kameri, plural kamerler)
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||
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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 |
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