Kammer
See also: kammer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kammer.
Proper noun
Kammer (plural Kammers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kammer is the 11818th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2648 individuals. Kammer is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kammer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 271.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kamer, from Old High German chamara, from Latin camera (“chamber”) Doublet of Kamera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkamɐ/
- Rhymes: -amɐ
Audio (file)
Noun
Kammer f (genitive Kammer, plural Kammern, diminutive Kämmerchen n or Kämmerlein n)
- chamber
Declension
Declension of Kammer [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kammer | die | Kammern |
| genitive | einer | der | Kammer | der | Kammern |
| dative | einer | der | Kammer | den | Kammern |
| accusative | eine | die | Kammer | die | Kammern |
Hyponyms
- Abstellkammer
- Anwaltskammer
- Ärztekammer
- Asservatenkammer
- Besenkammer
- Bettkammer
- Brautkammer
- Dachkammer
- Dienstmädchenkammer
- Dunkelkammer
- Echokammer
- Folterkammer
- Gaskammer
- Handelskammer
- Herzkammer
- Hofkammer
- Jugendkammer
- Kornkammer
- Landwirtschaftskammer
- Rumpelkammer
- Schatzkammer
- Speisekammer
- Spruchkammer
- Strafkammer
- Strahlenkammer
- Vakuumkammer
- Volkskammer
- Vorkammer
- Vorratskammer
- Waffenkammer
Related terms
- Kammerdiener
- Kammerflimmern
- Kammergericht
- Kammerherr
- Kammerjäger
- Kammerjungfer
- Kammerkonzert
- Kammermusik
- Kammerorchester
- Kammersänger
- Kammerschauspieler
- Kammerspiel
- Kammertheater
- Kammerton
- Kammerzofe
Further reading
- “Kammer” in Duden online
- “Kammer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache