câmara

See also: camara, Câmara, cámara, and cămară

Galician

Noun

câmara f (plural câmaras, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of cámara

Further reading

  • “câmara”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).[1][2]

    Pronunciation

     

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    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃maɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐmɐɾɐ
    • Hyphenation: câ‧ma‧ra

    Noun

    câmara f (plural câmaras)

    1. chamber
    2. council
    3. ellipsis of câmara municipal
    4. (now chiefly Portugal, dated in Brazil) camera
      Synonyms: câmera (Brazil), câmara fotográfica, máquina fotográfica

    Usage notes

    See usage notes at câmera.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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

    Noun

    câmara m or f by sense (plural câmaras)

    1. (now chiefly Portugal, dated in Brazil) cameraman, camerawoman
      Synonyms: câmera (Brazil), cinegrafista, cameraman

    References

    1. ^ “câmara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
    2. ^ “câmara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

    Further reading

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