LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

camera

camera f (genitive camerae)
Classical[ˈka.mɛ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.me.ra]

Meaning

  1. feminineA room, especially a vaulted room, a vault.
  2. feminineA deliberative body.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecameracamerae
camarae, cambrae
genitivecamerae
camarae, cambrae		camerārum
camarārum, cambrārum
dativecamerae
camarae, cambrae		camerīs
camarīs, cambrīs
accusativecameram
camaram, cambram		camerās
camarās, cambrās
ablativecamerācamerīs
camarīs, cambrīs
vocativecameracamerae
camarae, cambrae

cămĕra (in MSS. and editt. also că-măra; cf. Charis. p 43 P.), ae, f., = καμάρα [cf. κάμπτω = to bend, curve; Ital. camera; Germ. Kammer; Fr. chambre;
I. Engl. chamber], a vault, an arched roof, an arch, Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 3; 3, 8, 1; Lucr. Fragm. ap. Charis. l. l.; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1, § 1; Sall. C. 55, 4; Prop. 3 (4), 2, 10; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 2; 3, 7, 3; Col. 4, 17, 8; 11, 3, 60: camera vitrea, covered with glass, Plin. 36, 25, 64, § 189.—In ships, Suet. Ner. 34; cf. upon the manner of building them, Vitr. 7, 3: camerae caelum, the interior of a vault or arch, id. ib.—
II. Transf., a flat ship with an arched covering, used by those dwelling on the Black Sea, Tac. H. 3, 47; Gell. 10, 25, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratider. Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára)bor. Latin camera Borrowed from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).

Elsewhere
  • Englishcamera
  • GermanKamera
  • Romaniancameră
  • Romaniancomoarăfrom Proto-Slavic *komora
  • Spanishcámarafrom Old Spanish camara
  • Albaniankamerë
  • Amharicካሜራ
  • Azerbaijanikamera
  • Belarusianкамера
  • Bolekemara
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalancambra
  • Occitancambrafrom Old Occitan cambra
  • Occitanchambrafrom Old Occitan cambra
West Iberian
  • Portuguesecâmarafrom Old Galician-Portuguese camara
  • Portuguesecambrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese camara
  • Spanishcambrafrom Old Spanish cambra
  • Asturiancámara
  • Galiciancámarafrom Old Galician-Portuguese camara
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancamera
  • Arabicقمرةfrom Italian camera
  • Turkishkamarafrom Italian camera
  • Armenianխամառաfrom Italian camera
  • Serbo-Croatiankamarafrom Italian camera
  • Serbo-Croatianкамараfrom Italian camera
  • Galluresecambara
  • Sassaresecamara
  • Maltesekamrafrom Sicilian càmmara
Padanian
  • Friuliancjamare
  • Ladincamera
  • Romanshchombra
  • Romanshchambra
  • Romanshcombra
  • Romanshtgombra
  • Venetancanbra
  • Venetancànbera
  • Venetancàmera
  • Venetancàmara
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchchambre

Quick answers

What does camera mean in Latin?
camera, a noun, means “A room, especially a vaulted room, a vault.; A deliberative body.”.
What is the genitive of camera?
The genitive singular is camerae. camera is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce camera?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.mɛ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.me.ra].