LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst declension

camera obscūra

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

Meaning

  1. New LatinA darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.

Origins

From Latin camera + obscūra (“dark chamber”), first used by Johannes Kepler in his 1604 treatise on optics, Ad Vitellionem paralipomena quibus astronomiae pars optica traditur.

Quick answers

What does camera obscūra mean in Latin?
camera obscūra, a noun, means “A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.”.
What is the genitive of camera obscūra?
The genitive singular is camerae obscūrae. camera obscūra is first declension.
How do you pronounce camera obscūra?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.mɛ.ra ɔpˈskuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.me.ra obˈskuː.ra].