foyer

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”). === Pronunciation === (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ.ɝ/, (also) /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/, /fɔɪˈeɪ/ (General Australian, Manchester) IPA(key): /ˈfoɪ.ə/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ) === Noun === foyer (plural foyers) A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc. Synonym: entrance hall The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal. (UK) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French foyer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfoajɛː] IPA(key): [ˈfoajɛːr] === Noun === foyer m inan or n theater lobby, foyer ==== Declension ==== when masculine: Indeclinable when neuter. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French foyer, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French foier, from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʋɑˈjeː/ Hyphenation: foy‧er Rhymes: -eː === Noun === foyer m (plural foyers, diminutive foyertje n) foyer (lobby, waiting room or parlour) ==== Related terms ==== focus == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective focārius, 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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French foyer, from Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective focārius, from Latin focus. Doublet of fokus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fwaˈjɛ/ Rhymes: -ɛ Syllabification: fo‧yer === Noun === foyer n (indeclinable) foyer (lobby, corridor, or waiting room) === Further reading === foyer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN foyer in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from French foyer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔajeː/, [ˈfɔajeː] Rhymes: -ajeː === Noun === foyer m inan or n foyer ==== Usage notes ==== Indeclineable in the neuter gender. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “foyer”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English foyer or French foyer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fwaˈje/ [fwaˈje] Rhymes: -e Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: fo‧yer === Noun === foyer m (plural foyers or foyer) foyer === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “foyer”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA