chambre
English
See also
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French chambre, cambre, from Latin cambra, Medieval spelling of Latin camera (“room”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “something with an arched cover: a covered wagon, a covered boat, a vaulted chamber”). Doublet of caméra, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃bʁ/
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Noun
chambre f (plural chambres)
Usage notes
- In the context of a house or building, used mainly for bedrooms.
Derived terms
- arrière-chambre
- chambre à air
- chambre à bain
- chambre à coucher
- chambre à gaz
- chambre basse
- chambre de combustion
- chambre de combustion
- Chambre des communes
- chambre d’ami
- chambre d’hôte
- chambre haute
- chambre magmatique
- chambre noire
- chambre opératoire
- chambre-forte
- chambrée
- chambrette
- chambrier
- faire chambre à part
- femme de chambre
- musique de chambre
- pot de chambre
- robe de chambre
- sport en chambre
Descendants
Further reading
- “chambre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, camara, from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kamárā).
Pronunciation
- (retention of schwa) IPA(key): /ˈtʃaːmbrə/, /ˈtʃambrə/, /ˈtʃau̯mbrə/
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃaːmbər/, /ˈtʃambər/, /ˈtʃau̯mbər/
Derived terms
References
- “chaumbre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Pronunciation
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Old French
Etymology
From Latin cambra, Medieval spelling of camera (“room”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).
Noun
chambre oblique singular, f (oblique plural chambres, nominative singular chambre, nominative plural chambres)
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃambɾe/ [ˈt͡ʃãm.bɾe]
- Rhymes: -ambɾe
- Syllabification: cham‧bre
Noun
chambre m (plural chambres)
- (El Salvador) gossip.
- Synonym: chisme
- Te voy a contar un chambre sobre Ana.
- I'm going to tell you a gossip about Ana.
Related terms
Further reading
- “chambre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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