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kiosk

See also: Kiosk

English

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WOTD – 23 May 2009
 
A German kiosk selling cigarettes and newspapers

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Etymology

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Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

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Noun

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kiosk (plural kiosks)

  1. A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
  2. A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc.
  3. A public telephone booth.
  4. A Turkish garden pavilion.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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kiosk

  1. kiosk

Declension

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Declension of kiosk
nominative kiosk
genitive kiosknıñ
dative kioskqa
accusative kiosknı
locative kioskta
ablative kiosktan

References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

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Etymology

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From Turkish köşk.

Noun

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kiosk c (singular definite kiosken, plural indefinite kiosker)

  1. kiosk
  2. convenience store, corner shop

Inflection

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Declension of kiosk
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kiosk kiosken kiosker kioskerne
genitive kiosks kioskens kioskers kioskernes

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kiˈɔsk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧osk

Noun

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kiosk f (plural kiosken, diminutive kioskje n)

  1. A kiosk.
  2. (Belgium) A bandstand, a band rotunda.
  3. (Belgium) A Morris column.
    Synonyms: infozuil, peperbus, reclamezuil

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: kiosk
  • → Indonesian: kios

References

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  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Estonian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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kiosk (genitive kioski, partitive kioskit)

  1. kiosk

Declension

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Further reading

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  • “kiosk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Norwegian Bokmål

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A kiosk in Oslo, Norway.

Etymology

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From French kiosque (“kiosk”), from Italian chiosco (“kiosk”), from Turkish köşk (“villa, summer mansion; garden pavillion”), from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk, “villa, small palace; pavillion”), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “kiosk; palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk, “pavillion, palace”).

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Noun

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kiosk m (definite singular kiosken, indefinite plural kiosker, definite plural kioskene)

  1. a kiosk (a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, food, etc.)
    Å gå i kiosken for å kjøpe pastiller.
    To go to the kiosk to buy lozenges.
    • 1990, Halfdan Kjerulf, Halfdan Kjerulfs dagbøker for årene 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851, page 58:
      jeg læste journalerne i kiosken idag
      I read the journals in the kiosk today
    • 1930, Morgenbladet, page 6:
      en kiosk til salg av frukt og cigaretter
      a kiosk for the sale of fruit and cigarettes
  2. (of the Orient) a garden pavilion; gazebo, garden house; garden castle
    Synonyms: hagepaviljong, lysthus, hagehus
    • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 93:
      fantasiens små kineserdukker, som sidder i kioskens ly
      the little Chinese dolls of the imagination, who sit in the pavillion's shelter
    • 1997, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev IV, page 117:
      nu bygger jeg en kiosk til mig alene et stykke borte fra gaarden
      now I am building a garden pavillion for myself alone some distance away from the farm
  3. a telephone booth (a small enclosure housing a public telephone)
    Synonym: telefonkiosk
    Jeg ringer deg senere fra en kiosk, er det greit?
    I'll call you later from a telephone booth, is that okay?
  4. a smaller transformer station e.g. for the distribution of electrical energy to a small area
    Synonym: transformatorkiosk

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Turkish köşk.

Noun

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kiosk m (definite singular kiosken, indefinite plural kioskar, definite plural kioskane)

  1. a kiosk

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

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Noun

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kiosk m inan

  1. kiosk (enclosed structure where cigarettes, magazines, etc. are sold)
  2. (architecture) kiosk (Turkish garden pavillion)
  3. (nautical) a sail of a submarine
  4. (dated) gazebo

Declension

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Declension of kiosk
singular plural
nominative kiosk kioski
genitive kiosku kiosków
dative kioskowi kioskom
accusative kiosk kioski
instrumental kioskiem kioskami
locative kiosku kioskach
vocative kiosku kioski

Derived terms

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adjective
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Further reading

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  • kiosk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kiosk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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Etymology

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From French kiosque, from Turkish köşk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɕɔsk/, /kɪˈɔsk/, /kjɔsk/

Noun

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kiosk c

  1. kiosk, newsagent, corner shop; a small shop where you can buy low priced items such as (mostly) candy, newspapers, drink and a hot dog

Declension

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Declension of kiosk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kiosk kiosken kiosker kioskerna
Genitive kiosks kioskens kioskers kioskernas

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