Meaning
dormitory
- a large shared bedroom or dormitory, especially in barracks, boarding schools, or colleges
In a sentence
I soldati sono tornati a riposare nella loro camerata.
The soldiers returned to rest in their dormitory.
Durante il servizio militare si dormiva tutti nella stessa camerata.
During military service we all slept in the same dormitory.
La camerata del collegio conteneva circa venti letti singoli.
The boarding school dormitory contained about twenty single beds.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| camerata | feminine · singular |
| camerate | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Always feminine in the sense of 'dormitory' (la camerata, le camerate).
- Distinct from the masculine/feminine noun 'camerata' ('comrade', pl. 'camerati'), which historically carries strong fascist connotations in Italian.