kamer
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[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]general
board or institution
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: kamer
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kambru
- → Lokono: kambara
- → Indonesian: kamar
- → Javanese: ꦏꦩꦂ (kamar)
- > Caribbean Javanese: kamar (inherited)
- → Papiamentu: kamber
- → Peranakan Indonesian: kamer
- → Sranan Tongo: kamra
- → Sinhalese: කාමරය (kāmaraya)
- →? Trió: kama
Anagrams
[edit]Peranakan Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch kamer (“room”).
Noun
[edit]kamer
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قمر, 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 |
Synonyms
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