hotel
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
hotel
- The letter H in the NATO phonetic alphabet. (This word is not translated, and is hotel in all languages.)
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hostel and hospital.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /həʊˈtɛl/, IPA(key): /əʊˈtɛl/ (some accents)
- (US) enPR: hō-tĕlʹ, IPA(key): /hoʊˈtɛl/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛl
- Hyphenation: ho‧tel
NounEdit
hotel (plural hotels)
- (now chiefly historical) A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. [from 17th c.]
- An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]
- 1868, "A Clergyman" (John Morison), Australia in 1866, page 165,
- When gold-digging commenced in California, the writer was staying at an hotel in Wellington, New Zealand, where a Yankee trader was also staying. Seated at the dining-table, the latter was discoursing of the business he was doing […] .
- 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:
- Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
- 1868, "A Clergyman" (John Morison), Australia in 1866, page 165,
- The letter H in the ICAO spelling alphabet. [from 20th c.]
- The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.
- The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship.
Usage notesEdit
- The UK pronunciation omitting the initial h is in imitation of the French hôtel and is now considered old-fashioned.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
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DescendantsEdit
TranslationsEdit
establishment providing accommodation
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red property in the game of Monopoly
Australian/NZ English: public house
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
AlbanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel m (indefinite plural hotele, definite singular hoteli, definite plural hotelet)
AsturianEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitāle. Doublet of hospital and hostal.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel m (plural hotels)
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel m inan
DeclensionEdit
Declension
Further readingEdit
- hotel in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- hotel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DanishEdit
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- hôtel (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel n (plural hotels, diminutive hotelletje n)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitāle.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
hotel m (plural hoteis)
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Hotel, from French hôtel, from Old French hostel, from Latin hospitāle. [1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel (plural hotelek)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hotel | hotelek |
| accusative | hotelt | hoteleket |
| dative | hotelnek | hoteleknek |
| instrumental | hotellel | hotelekkel |
| causal-final | hotelért | hotelekért |
| translative | hotellé | hotelekké |
| terminative | hotelig | hotelekig |
| essive-formal | hotelként | hotelekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | hotelben | hotelekben |
| superessive | hotelen | hoteleken |
| adessive | hotelnél | hoteleknél |
| illative | hotelbe | hotelekbe |
| sublative | hotelre | hotelekre |
| allative | hotelhez | hotelekhez |
| elative | hotelből | hotelekből |
| delative | hotelről | hotelekről |
| ablative | hoteltől | hotelektől |
| Possessive forms of hotel | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | hotelem | hoteljeim |
| 2nd person sing. | hoteled | hoteljeid |
| 3rd person sing. | hotelje | hoteljei |
| 1st person plural | hotelünk | hoteljeink |
| 2nd person plural | hoteletek | hoteljeitek |
| 3rd person plural | hoteljük | hoteljeik |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel (“hostel”, “inn”), from Old French ostel (“shelter”), from Latin hospitālis (“pertaining to hospitality”). Doublet of ospedale and ospitale.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel m (invariable)
- hotel(s)
- The letter H in the Italian phonetic alphabet.
SynonymsEdit
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PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel m inan (diminutive hotelik)
DeclensionEdit
declension of hotel
Derived termsEdit
- (adjective) hotelowy
Further readingEdit
- hotel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitāle. Doublet of hospital and hospedal.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel m (plural hotéis)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitale. Doublet of spital.
NounEdit
hotel n (plural hotele)
Related termsEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitāle. Doublet of hospital and hostal.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hotel m (plural hoteles)