hotel

== Translingual == === Noun === hotel Alternative letter-case form of Hotel of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet. == English == === Alternative forms === hôtel (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hostel and hospital. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ho‧tel enPR: hōtĕl′, hō′tĕl, hō′təl, Rhymes: -ɛl, -əʊtəl (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həʊˈtɛl/, /əʊˈtɛl/ (General American) IPA(key): /hoʊˈtɛl/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊtɛl/ (Canada) IPA(key): /hoːˈtɛl/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)oʈəl/, /(h)ɵˈʈɛl/ The UK pronunciation omitting the initial /h/ is in imitation of the French hôtel and is now considered old-fashioned (unless of course the speaker always drops /h/). === Noun === 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 […] . (Australia, western Canada) A public house or pub. (South Asia) A restaurant; any dining establishment. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses. The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:lodging place ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hostel ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === inn motel === Anagrams === Holte, Thole, helot, hetol, lothe, thole == Albanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɔtɛl/ === Noun === hotel m (plural hotele, definite hoteli, definite plural hotelet) hotel ==== Declension ==== == Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈtel/ [oˈt̪el] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: ho‧tel === Noun === hotel m (plural hoteles) hotel == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitāle. Doublet of hospital and hostal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [uˈtɛl] IPA(key): (Balearic) [oˈtəl] IPA(key): (Valencia) [oˈtel] === Noun === hotel m (plural hotels) hotel == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦotɛl] === Noun === hotel m inan hotel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hotel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “hotel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “hotel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From French hôtel. === Noun === hotel n (singular definite hotellet, plural indefinite hoteller) hotel === Further reading === “hotel” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Alternative forms === hôtel (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis. Doublet of hospitaal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦoːˈtɛl/ Hyphenation: ho‧tel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === hotel n (plural hotels, diminutive hotelletje n) hotel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: hotel → Aukan: oteli → Indonesian: hotel → West Frisian: hotel === Anagrams === holte == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitāle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈtɛl/ [ɔˈt̪ɛɫ] Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: ho‧tel === Noun === hotel m (plural hoteis) hotel === Further reading === “hotel”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hotel, from French hôtel, from Old French hostel, from Latin hospitāle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhotɛl] Hyphenation: ho‧tel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === hotel (plural hotelek) hotel Synonyms: szálloda, szálló ==== Declension ==== Less commonly: ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === hotel in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel; inherited from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), noun use of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable; pertaining to a host or guest”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhotɛl/ [ˈho.t̪ɛl] Rhymes: -otɛl Syllabification: ho‧tel === Noun === hotèl (plural hotel-hotel) hotel, an establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hostel === Further reading === “hotel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Alternative forms === otello === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈtɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: ho‧tèl === Noun === hotel m (invariable) hotel(s) the letter H in the Italian spelling alphabet ==== Synonyms ==== albergo ==== Related terms ==== ostello ==== Descendants ==== → Cimbrian: hotèl == Malay == === Etymology === From English hotel. === Noun === hotel (plural hotel-hotel or hotel2) hotel (establishment that provides accommodation for paying guests) == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel. Doublet of hostel and szpital. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.tɛl/ Rhymes: -ɔtɛl Syllabification: ho‧tel === Noun === hotel m inan (diminutive hotelik) hotel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === hotel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN hotel in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitāle. Doublet of hospital and hospedal. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw Hyphenation: ho‧tel === Noun === hotel m (plural hotéis) hotel === References === === Further reading === “hotel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel, from Latin hospitale. Doublet of spital. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hoˈtel/ === Noun === hotel n (plural hoteluri) hotel ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== hotelier == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xǒtel/ Hyphenation: ho‧tel === Noun === hòtel m inan (Cyrillic spelling хо̀тел) hotel ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦɔtel] === Noun === hotel m inan (genitive singular hotela, nominative plural hotely, genitive plural hotelov, declension pattern of stroj) hotel ==== Declension ==== === References === “hotel”, 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 == Slovene == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French hôtel. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /xɔtɛ̀ːl/ ==== Noun ==== hotél m anim hotel ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “hotel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== hóteł masculine singular l-participle of hoteti == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hôtel. Doublet of hospital and hostal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈtel/ [oˈt̪el] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: ho‧tel === Noun === hotel m (plural hoteles) hotel ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “hotel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hotel. === Noun === hotel hotel == Vilamovian == === Etymology === From French hôtel. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hotel ? hotel