komora

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech komora, from Middle High German kamara.

Pronunciation

Noun

komora f

  1. larder, pantry, closet, boxroom or utility room
  2. chamber, house (legislative body)
  3. ventricle (of a heart)
  4. chamber, container (technical)
  5. lock (waterways)

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • komora”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • komora”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • komora”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin camera; cognate with Czech komora, Polish komora, and Serbo-Croatian kòmora.

Pronunciation

Noun

komora f (diminutive komorka)

  1. chamber, small room

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “komora”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin camara, camera. Doublet of kamera.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Syllabification: ko‧mo‧ra

Noun

komora f (diminutive komórka)

  1. chamber
    komora spalaniacombustion chamber
    komora jonizacyjnaionization chamber
    komora bezodbiciowaanechoic chamber
    komora nabojowa(firearms) chamber
  2. (ocular anatomy) chamber
    komora przedniaanterior chamber
    komora tylnaposterior chamber
  3. (cardiac anatomy) ventricle
    komora lewaleft ventricle
    komora prawaright ventricle
  4. (brain anatomy) ventricle, cavum
    komora bocznalateral ventricle
    komora trzeciathird ventricle
    komora czwartafourth ventricle
    komora Vergicavum Vergae
  5. (hunting) rib cage (of a game animal)
  6. chamber (part of an animal's burrow)
  7. (botany) loculus
  8. (military aircraft) bay (compartment)
    komora bombowabomb bay
  9. (archaic) small storeroom
  10. (Far Masovian) pantry
    Synonym: spiżarnia

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
verb
adjectives
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Descendants

  • Kashubian: kòmòra

Further reading

  • komora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • komora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “komora”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 111

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒmora/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧mo‧ra

Noun

kòmora f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀мора)

  1. larder, pantry, closet, boxroom or utility room
  2. chamber, house (legislative body)
  3. ventricle (of a heart)
  4. chamber, container, compartment (technical)

Declension

Further reading

  • komora”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024