adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -ur)
camur
camur (feminine camura, neuter camurum)
Classical[ˈka.mʊr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.mur]
Meaning
- adjectivecurved, bent, crooked
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -ur camur | camura | camurum |
| genitive | camurī | camurae | camurī |
| dative | camurō | camurae | camurō |
| accusative | camurum | camuram | camurum |
| ablative | camurō | camurā | camurō |
| vocative | camur | camura | camurum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | camurī | camurae | camura |
| genitive | camurōrum | camurārum | camurōrum |
| dative | camurīs | camurīs | camurīs |
| accusative | camurōs | camurās | camura |
| ablative | camurīs | camurīs | camurīs |
| vocative | camurī | camurae | camura |
camur, ra, rum, adj. acc. to Macr. S. 6, 4 fin., peregrinum verbum; prob. root of κάμπτω; cf.: camera, καμάρα, Non. p. 30, 8; Paul. ex Fest. p. 43 Müll.; Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 55; nom. camur, Isid. Orig. 12, 1, 35; 15, 8, 5,
I. crooked, turned inwards (very rare):
camuris hirtae sub cornibus aures, Verg. G. 3, 55 (camuris, i. e. curvis; unde et camerae appellantur, Serv.: camuri boves sunt, qui conversa introrsus cornua habent, Philarg.): arcus, an arch, vault, Prud. στεφ. 12, 53; cf. Jan. ad Macr. S. 6, 4, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(camur ura, urum), adj.
CAM-, crooked, turned inwards (once): cornua, V.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *kameros, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Compare campus for the root.
Old Northern French
- Frenchcambrefrom Norman cambre
- Italiancambrafrom Norman cambre
- Englishcamberfrom Norman cambre