kammer

See also: Kammer

Danish

Etymology 1

From Latin camera (“room, chamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”). Doublet of kamera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˀər/, [ˈkʰɑmˀɐ]

Noun

kammer n (singular definite kammeret or (unofficial) kamret, plural indefinite kamre)

1. room
2. chamber
3. lock (segment of a canal)

Declension

Declension of kammer

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kammer	kammeret (unofficial) kamret	kamre	kamrene
genitive	kammers	kammerets (unofficial) kamrets	kamres	kamrenes

Derived terms

• andetkammer
• barnekammer
• boblekammer
• brudekammer
• brændkammer
• deputeretkammer
• etkammersystem
• forbrændingskammer
• forkammer
• forrådskammer
• førstekammer
• gaskammer
• gravkammer
• handelskammer
• hjertekammer
• kammermusik
• kammertjener
• karlekammer
• kornkammer
• kunstkammer
• kvistkammer
• loftskammer
• lønkammer
• mørkekammer
• pigekammer
• pulterkammer
• skatkammer
• sovekammer
• spisekammer
• studerekammer
• tagkammer
• tokammersystem
• toldkammer
• torturkammer
• trykkammer
• tågekammer
• tårnkammer
• våbenkammer

 

References

• “kammer” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamər/, [ˈkʰɑmɐ]

Verb

kammer

1. present tense of kamme

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

kammer m

1. indefinite plural of kam

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára), and Latin camera.

Noun

kammer n (definite singular kammeret, indefinite plural kammer or kamre, definite plural kamra or kamrene)

1. a chamber

Derived terms

• annetkammer
• forbrenningskammer
• kammermusikk

References

• “kammer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára), and Latin camera.

Noun

kammer n (definite singular kammeret, indefinite plural kammer, definite plural kammera)

1. a chamber

Derived terms

• forbrenningskammer
• kammermusikk

References

• “kammer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.