kamera

See also: kamerą, kamerā, and Kamera

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch camera, from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), from Latin camera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.mə.ra/

Noun

kamera (plural kameras)

1. camera

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from French caméra

Noun

kamera

1. photo camera, video camera

   Synonym: ücre

Declension

Declension of kamera

	singular	plural
nominative	kamera	kameralar
genitive	kameranıñ	kameralarnıñ
dative	kamerağa	kameralarğa
accusative	kameranı	kameralarnı
locative	kamerada	kameralarda
ablative	kameradan	kameralardan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “kamera”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

Via Western-European languages (German Kamera, English camera) from New Latin camera obscura (literally “dark chamber”), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room; from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamɛra]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kamera f

1. camera (for moving pictures)

Declension

Declension of kamera (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	kamera	kamery
genitive	kamery	kamer
dative	kameře	kamerám
accusative	kameru	kamery
vocative	kamero	kamery
locative	kameře	kamerách
instrumental	kamerou	kamerami

Derived terms

• kamera, klapka, jedeme
• kameraman m
• kamerový

 

Related terms

• kamarád
• komora

 

Further reading

• “kamera”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kamera”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kamera”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin camera obscura, via one or more Germanic languages, most likely Swedish or German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmerɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝me̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmerɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧me‧ra

Noun

kamera

1. camera

   Synonym: valokuvauskone

Declension

Inflection of kamera (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		kamera	kamerat
genitive		kameran	kameroiden kameroitten
partitive		kameraa	kameroita
illative		kameraan	kameroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kamera	kamerat
accusative	nom.	kamera	kamerat
	gen.	kameran
genitive		kameran	kameroiden kameroitten kamerain rare
partitive		kameraa	kameroita
inessive		kamerassa	kameroissa
elative		kamerasta	kameroista
illative		kameraan	kameroihin
adessive		kameralla	kameroilla
ablative		kameralta	kameroilta
allative		kameralle	kameroille
essive		kamerana	kameroina
translative		kameraksi	kameroiksi
abessive		kameratta	kameroitta
instructive		—	kameroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kamera (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kamerani kamerani accusative nom. kamerani kamerani gen. kamerani genitive kamerani kameroideni kameroitteni kameraini rare partitive kameraani kameroitani inessive kamerassani kameroissani elative kamerastani kameroistani illative kameraani kameroihini adessive kamerallani kameroillani ablative kameraltani kameroiltani allative kameralleni kameroilleni essive kameranani kameroinani translative kamerakseni kameroikseni abessive kamerattani kameroittani instructive — — comitative — kameroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kamerasi kamerasi accusative nom. kamerasi kamerasi gen. kamerasi genitive kamerasi kameroidesi kameroittesi kameraisi rare partitive kameraasi kameroitasi inessive kamerassasi kameroissasi elative kamerastasi kameroistasi illative kameraasi kameroihisi adessive kamerallasi kameroillasi ablative kameraltasi kameroiltasi allative kamerallesi kameroillesi essive kameranasi kameroinasi translative kameraksesi kameroiksesi abessive kamerattasi kameroittasi instructive — — comitative — kameroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kameramme kameramme accusative nom. kameramme kameramme gen. kameramme genitive kameramme kameroidemme kameroittemme kameraimme rare partitive kameraamme kameroitamme inessive kamerassamme kameroissamme elative kamerastamme kameroistamme illative kameraamme kameroihimme adessive kamerallamme kameroillamme ablative kameraltamme kameroiltamme allative kamerallemme kameroillemme essive kameranamme kameroinamme translative kameraksemme kameroiksemme abessive kamerattamme kameroittamme instructive — — comitative — kameroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kameranne kameranne accusative nom. kameranne kameranne gen. kameranne genitive kameranne kameroidenne kameroittenne kamerainne rare partitive kameraanne kameroitanne inessive kamerassanne kameroissanne elative kamerastanne kameroistanne illative kameraanne kameroihinne adessive kamerallanne kameroillanne ablative kameraltanne kameroiltanne allative kamerallenne kameroillenne essive kamerananne kameroinanne translative kameraksenne kameroiksenne abessive kamerattanne kameroittanne instructive — — comitative — kameroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kameransa kameransa accusative nom. kameransa kameransa gen. kameransa genitive kameransa kameroidensa kameroittensa kamerainsa rare partitive kameraansa kameroitaan kameroitansa inessive kamerassaan kamerassansa kameroissaan kameroissansa elative kamerastaan kamerastansa kameroistaan kameroistansa illative kameraansa kameroihinsa adessive kamerallaan kamerallansa kameroillaan kameroillansa ablative kameraltaan kameraltansa kameroiltaan kameroiltansa allative kameralleen kamerallensa kameroilleen kameroillensa essive kameranaan kameranansa kameroinaan kameroinansa translative kamerakseen kameraksensa kameroikseen kameroiksensa abessive kamerattaan kamerattansa kameroittaan kameroittansa instructive — — comitative — kameroineen kameroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• autokamera
• automaattikamera
• digikamera
• digitaalikamera
• dokumenttikamera
• elokuvakamera
• etukamera
• filmikamera
• haalarikamera
• infrapunakamera
• internetkamera
• järjestelmäkamera
• kaitafilmikamera
• kamera-ajo
• kamerakopteri
• kamera­kopteri
• kamerakulma
• kamera­kännykkä
• kamerakännykkä
• kameralaukku
• kameramies
• kameranauhuri
• kamerapuhelin
• kamerapylväs
• kameraseura
• kamerataide
• kameratarkkailu
• kameratyöskentely
• kameravalvonta
• kameravaunu
• kertakäyttökamera
• kinofilmikamera
• kojelautakamera
• kompaktikamera
• kulunvalvontakamera
• kännykkäkamera
• laakafilmikamera
• laatikkokamera
• livekamera
• lämpökamera
• maalikamera
• melukamera
• mustavalkokamera
• nettikamera
• neulanreikäkamera
• nopeuskamera
• nopeusvalvontakamera
• paljekamera
• palkkikamera
• panoraamakamera
• peiliheijastuskamera
• peilikamera
• peruutuskamera
• piilokamera
• pikakamera
• polaroidkamera
• pönttökamera
• reproduktiokamera
• reprokamera
• riistakamera
• sarjakamera
• stereokamera
• suukamera
• suurkuvakamera
• takakamera
• taskukamera
• televisiokamera
• tolppakamera
• turvakamera
• ultraviolettikamera
• valokuvakamera
• valokuvauskamera
• valvontakamera
• verkkokamera
• videokamera
• värikamera
• webbikamera
• webkamera
• äänikamera

 

Further reading

• “kamera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• karmea, kermaa

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English camera, from Latin camera (obscura) (literally “(dark) chamber”), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room; from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒmɛrɒ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧me‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun

kamera (plural kamerák)

1. camera (a device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs)

   Synonyms: (for still pictures) fényképezőgép, (for moving pictures) filmfelvevő

2. video camera

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kamera	kamerák
accusative	kamerát	kamerákat
dative	kamerának	kameráknak
instrumental	kamerával	kamerákkal
causal-final	kameráért	kamerákért
translative	kamerává	kamerákká
terminative	kameráig	kamerákig
essive-formal	kameraként	kamerákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kamerában	kamerákban
superessive	kamerán	kamerákon
adessive	kameránál	kameráknál
illative	kamerába	kamerákba
sublative	kamerára	kamerákra
allative	kamerához	kamerákhoz
elative	kamerából	kamerákból
delative	kameráról	kamerákról
ablative	kamerától	kameráktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kameráé	kameráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kameráéi	kamerákéi

Possessive forms of kamera
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kamerám	kameráim
2nd person sing.	kamerád	kameráid
3rd person sing.	kamerája	kamerái
1st person plural	kameránk	kameráink
2nd person plural	kamerátok	kameráitok
3rd person plural	kamerájuk	kameráik

Derived terms

• lyukkamera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch camera, from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”). Doublet of kamar and kamerad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈmɛ.ra]
• Hyphenation: ka‧mè‧ra

Noun

kamera (first-person possessive kameraku, second-person possessive kameramu, third-person possessive kameranya)

1. camera, a device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

Derived terms

• berkamera

 

Further reading

• “kamera” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kamera

1. Rōmaji transcription of カメラ

Latvian

Noun

kamera f (4th declension)

1. camera
2. chamber
3. cell (room in a prison for containing inmates)

Declension

Declension of kamera (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kamera	kameras
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kameru	kameras
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kameras	kameru
dative (datīvs)	kamerai	kamerām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kameru	kamerām
locative (lokatīvs)	kamerā	kamerās
vocative (vokatīvs)	kamera	kameras

Derived terms

• acs kamera

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkäːmɛrɐ]

Noun

kãmera f (plural kãmeros) stress pattern 1

1. cell, chamber, compartment
2. camera

Declension

Declension of kãmera

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	kãmera	kãmeros
genitive (kilmininkas)	kãmeros	kãmerų
dative (naudininkas)	kãmerai	kãmeroms
accusative (galininkas)	kãmerą	kãmeras
instrumental (įnagininkas)	kãmera	kãmeromis
locative (vietininkas)	kãmeroje	kãmerose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	kãmera	kãmeros

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English camera, from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”), of Old Iranian origin, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Doublet of kamar, kampus, and komrad.

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [kɛ.mə.rə], [kɛ.mə.ra]
  • Rhymes: -rə, -ra, -ə, -a
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [ka.me.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
• Hyphenation: ka‧me‧ra

Noun

kamera (Jawi spelling کاميرا)

1. camera (device for taking photos or videos)

Compounds

• kamera digital
• kamera kandid
• kamera polaroid
• kamera video
• kamera web

 

Further reading

• “kamera” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

kamera

Etymology

From Latin camera.

Noun

kamera n (definite singular kameraet, indefinite plural kamera or kameraer, definite plural kameraene)

1. a camera (device for recording visual images, either on film or digitally)

   Synonym: fotoapparat

Derived terms

• digitalkamera
• filmkamera
• nettkamera
• videokamera
• webkamera

 

References

• “kamera” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin camera.

Noun

kamera n (definite singular kameraet, indefinite plural kamera, definite plural kameraa)

1. a camera (as above)

   Synonym: fotoapparat

Derived terms

• digitalkamera
• filmkamera
• nettkamera
• videokamera
• webkamera

 

References

• “kamera” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára), from Old Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā-, from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English camera. Doublet of komora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmɛ.ra/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: ka‧me‧ra

Noun

kamera f

1. (rare) cell, chamber

   Synonyms: cela, izba, komora

3. (photography) video camera

   Synonym: aparat fotograficzny

4. (historical) office that manages the royal estates and reveniues

   Hypernym: urząd

5. (military) groove in the barrel into which a round is inserted

   Hypernym: wyżłobienie

Declension

Declension of kamera

	singular	plural
nominative	kamera	kamery
genitive	kamery	kamer
dative	kamerze	kamerom
accusative	kamerę	kamery
instrumental	kamerą	kamerami
locative	kamerze	kamerach
vocative	kamero	kamery

Derived terms

adjective

• kamerowy

 

nouns

• astrokamera
• kamera filmowa
• kamera fotogrametryczna
• kamera telewizyjna
• kamera wizyjna
• kamerownia

 

verb

• kamerować impf

 

Related terms

adjectives

• kameralistyczny
• kameralny

 

nouns

• kameralista
• kameralistyka
• kameralizacja
• kameralizm
• kameralność

 

verb

• kameralizować impf

 

Further reading

• kamera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kamera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kàmera f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀мера)

1. video camera

Declension

Declension of kamera

	singular	plural
nominative	kàmera	kamere
genitive	kamere	kȁmērā
dative	kameri	kamerama
accusative	kameru	kamere
vocative	kamero	kamere
locative	kameri	kamerama
instrumental	kamerom	kamerama

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamera]

Noun

kamera f (related adjective kamerový)

1. camera

Declension

Declension of kamera (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	kamera	kamery
genitive	kamery	kamier
dative	kamere	kamerám
accusative	kameru	kamery
locative	kamere	kamerách
instrumental	kamerou	kamerami

Related terms

• kino
• film

Further reading

• “kamera”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Swahili

kamera

Etymology

Borrowed from English camera.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kamera (ma class, plural makamera) or kamera (n class, plural kamera)

1. camera (for taking pictures)

Swedish

Etymology

From New Latin camera obscura (literally “dark chamber”), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room; from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”). Doublet of kammare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːm(ɛ)ra/
• The e is virtually never pronounced in everyday speech.

Noun

kamera c

1. camera

Declension

Declension of kamera

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kamera	kameras
	definite	kameran	kamerans
plural	indefinite	kameror	kamerors
	definite	kamerorna	kamerornas

Derived terms

• bridgekamera
• bälgkamera
• digitalkamera
• fartkamera
• filmkamera
• handkamera
• hastighetskamera
• hålkamera
• kameravinkel
• kompaktkamera
• lådkamera
• magnetkamera
• målkamera
• nålhålskamera
• polaroidkamera
• småbildskamera
• spegelreflexkamera
• spionkamera
• stativkamera
• stillbildskamera
• systemkamera
• undervattenskamera
• videokamera
• vidvinkelkamera
• värmekamera
• webbkamera
• övervakningskamera

 

References

• kamera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• -makare

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English camera, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára), of Old Iranian origin. Doublet of kamara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkameɾa/ [ˌkaː.mɛˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -ameɾa
• Syllabification: ka‧me‧ra

Noun

kámerá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜒᜇ)

1. camera

   Synonym: kodak

Related terms

• kamalala

 

Further reading

• “kamera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English camera.

Noun

kamera

1. camera

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French caméra, from English camera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈmeɾɑ/
• Hyphenation: ka‧me‧ra

Noun

kamera (definite accusative kamerayı, plural kameralar)

1. video camera
2. (of a cell phone) camera

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kamera
Definite accusative	kamerayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kamera	kameralar
Definite accusative	kamerayı	kameraları
Dative	kameraya	kameralara
Locative	kamerada	kameralarda
Ablative	kameradan	kameralardan
Genitive	kameranın	kameraların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kameram kameralarım 2nd singular kameran kameraların 3rd singular kamerası kameraları 1st plural kameramız kameralarımız 2nd plural kameranız kameralarınız 3rd plural kameraları kameraları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kameramı kameralarımı 2nd singular kameranı kameralarını 3rd singular kamerasını kameralarını 1st plural kameramızı kameralarımızı 2nd plural kameranızı kameralarınızı 3rd plural kameralarını kameralarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kamerama kameralarıma 2nd singular kamerana kameralarına 3rd singular kamerasına kameralarına 1st plural kameramıza kameralarımıza 2nd plural kameranıza kameralarınıza 3rd plural kameralarına kameralarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kameramda kameralarımda 2nd singular kameranda kameralarında 3rd singular kamerasında kameralarında 1st plural kameramızda kameralarımızda 2nd plural kameranızda kameralarınızda 3rd plural kameralarında kameralarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kameramdan kameralarımdan 2nd singular kamerandan kameralarından 3rd singular kamerasından kameralarından 1st plural kameramızdan kameralarımızdan 2nd plural kameranızdan kameralarınızdan 3rd plural kameralarından kameralarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kameramın kameralarımın 2nd singular kameranın kameralarının 3rd singular kamerasının kameralarının 1st plural kameramızın kameralarımızın 2nd plural kameranızın kameralarınızın 3rd plural kameralarının kameralarının
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular kamerayım kameralarım 2nd singular kamerasın kameralarsın 3rd singular kamera kameradır kameralar kameralardır 1st plural kamerayız kameralarız 2nd plural kamerasınız kameralarsınız 3rd plural kameralar kameralardır

Derived terms

• güvenlik kamerası (“security camera”)
• kameracı
• kamera şakası (“prank”)
• termal kamera (“thermal camera”)

Related terms

• kameraman

Further reading

• “kamera”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kamera”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “kamera”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı