See also: κάμαρα

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    An Old Iranian borrowing, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (something curved), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (to bend, curve).

    Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬁 (kamarā, girdle),[1] Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kml /⁠kamar⁠/, waist; belt, girdle), Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫞𐫖𐫡 (qmr /⁠kamar⁠/, vault), Persian کمر (kamar, waist; belt, girdle; arch, cupola, dome, arched bridge) and the Old Armenian loanword կամար (kamar, girdle; arch, vault).[2][3][4][5] The Hesychian gloss καμαρίς (kamarís, woman's ornament) is also from Iranian.

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    Noun

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    κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kămắrāf (genitive κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱς); first declension

    1. anything with an arched cover such as a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber; vault, span

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καμάρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 629–630
    2. ^ Lagarde, Paul de (1877) Armenische Studien (in German), Göttingen: Dieterich, page 73
    3. ^ Fick A. (1909) “Hesychglossen VI”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung[1], volume 43, pages 137–138
    4. ^ Hemmerdinger, Bertrand (1971) “173 noms communs grecs d'origine iranienne”, in Byzantinoslavica[2] (in French), volume 32, page 54 of 52–55
    5. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kemer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük.

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /kaˈma.ɾa/
    • Hyphenation: κα‧μά‧ρα

    Noun

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    καμάρα (kamáraf (plural καμάρες)

    1. (architecture) arch
      Synonym: αψίδα f (apsída)
    2. (anatomy) arch (the curved part of the bottom of a foot)
    3. (gymnastics) bridge

    Declension

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    Declension of καμάρα
    singular plural
    nominative καμάρα (kamára) καμάρες (kamáres)
    genitive καμάρας (kamáras) καμαρών (kamarón)
    accusative καμάρα (kamára) καμάρες (kamáres)
    vocative καμάρα (kamára) καμάρες (kamáres)

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    1. ^ καμάρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language