Camembert

See also: camembert

English

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Camembert, Orne

Wikipedia

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

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

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

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Camembert” in Duden online