câmera

See also: camera, caméra, càmera, and cameră

Portuguese

Etymology

Variant of câmara tracing back to Latin camera; compare English camera. Some sources state that the word may be a Brazilianism.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃meɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐmɨɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: câ‧me‧ra

Noun

câmera f (plural câmeras) (chiefly Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. alternative form of câmara

Noun

câmera m or f by sense (plural câmeras) (chiefly Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. alternative form of câmara (“cameraperson”)

Usage notes

In Portugal, the form câmara is much more widely utilized, although some speakers employ the variant câmera orally.

In Brazil, câmara is used in the sense of deliberative body (e.g., Câmara dos Deputados), while câmera is used for the optical device. The use of câmara in the latter sense is dated.

References

  1. ^ “câmera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
  2. ^ FLiP - Dúvida Linguistica: câmara/câmera

Further reading

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