Camembert

See also: camembert

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Campus Maimberti ("field of Maimbert"), a West Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“strength, power, might”) and Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”).

Proper noun

Camembert

1. A village in Normandy, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.

French

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Camembert m

1. Camembert

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaməmˌbeːɐ̯], [ˈkaməmˌbɛːɐ̯], [ˌkamɑ̃ˈbɛːɐ̯]

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Noun

Camembert m (strong, genitive Camembertes or Camemberts, no plural)

1. camembert (creamy French cheese)

Declension

Declension of Camembert [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Camembert
genitive	eines	des	Camembertes, Camemberts
dative	einem	dem	Camembert, Camemberte1
accusative	einen	den	Camembert

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Camembert” in Duden online