caméra

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See also: camera, càmera, câmera, and cameră

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English camera, itself from New Latin camera obscura (dark chamber), from Latin camera (chamber, bedchamber). Doublet of chambre, which was inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.me.ʁa/
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Noun

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caméra f (plural caméras)

  1. (film) video camera

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: kamera

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura (dark chamber), from Latin camera (chamber, bedchamber), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault).

Noun

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caméra m (plural caméras)

  1. (Jersey, photography) camera

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