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foyer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *foc?rium, from Late Latin foc?rius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /?f??.e?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?f???/; also IPA(key): /?f??.e?/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?fo??/
Noun
foyer (plural foyers)
- A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
- We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.
- The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
- (Britain) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.
Translations
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from French foyer.
Noun
foyer m
- theater lobby, foyer.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French foyer, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French foier, from Vulgar Latin *foc?rium, from Late Latin foc?rius, from Latin focus (“hearth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f???je?/
- Hyphenation: foy?er
- Rhymes: -e?
Noun
foyer m (plural foyers, diminutive foyertje n)
- foyer (lobby, waiting room or parlour)
Related terms
- focus
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *foc?rium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective foc?rius, from Latin focus (“hearth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fwa.je/
Noun
foyer m (plural foyers)
- hearth
- lobby, foyer
- home, domicile
- household
- source, centre, seat
Derived terms
- homme au foyer
- femme au foyer
Related terms
- feu
Descendants
Further reading
- “foyer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Polish
Etymology
From French foyer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fwa?j?/
Noun
foyer n (indeclinable)
- foyer (lobby, corridor, or waiting room)
Further reading
- foyer in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- foyer in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from French foyer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?aj??/
Noun
foyer m (genitive singular foyeru, nominative plural foyery, genitive plural foyerov, declension pattern of dub)
foyer n
- foyer
Declension
Usage notes
- When used in the neuter gender, the word is indeclineable.
Further reading
- foyer in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English foyer or French foyer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fwa?je/, [fwa?je]
Noun
foyer m (plural foyers or foyer)
- foyer
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anteroom
English
Alternative forms
- ante-room
Etymology
ante- +? room
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æn.ti.??m/
Noun
anteroom (plural anterooms)
- A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
Synonyms
- antechamber
- foreroom
Translations
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