caméra
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English camera, itself from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), from Latin camera (“chamber, bedchamber”). Doublet of chambre, which was inherited from Latin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caméra f (plural caméras)
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Descendants edit
- → Turkish: kamera
Further reading edit
- “caméra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), from Latin camera (“chamber, bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).
Noun edit
caméra m (plural caméras)
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Derived terms edit
- caméra digital (“digital camera”)