hostel

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English hostel, from Old French hostel, ostel, from Late Latin hospitale (hospice), from Classical Latin hospitalis (hospitable) itself from hospes (host) + -alis (-al). Doublet of hotel and hospital. Obsolete from the 16th to 18th centuries, until it was revived by Walter Scott.

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Noun

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hostel (plural hostels)

  1. A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
    A rundown hostel
  2. (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food.
  3. (obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
  4. (South Asia) A university or school dormitory, a place of accommodation for students.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hindi: हॉस्टल (hŏsṭal)
  • Japanese: ホステル (hosuteru)
  • Korean: 호스텔 (hoseutel)
  • Oromo: hosteela

Translations

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See also

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Verb

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hostel (third-person singular simple present hostels, present participle hosteling or hostelling, simple past and past participle hosteled or hostelled)

  1. (intransitive) To stay in a hostel during one's travels.
  2. (transitive) To lodge (a person) in a hostel.

Anagrams

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hostel m inan

  1. hostel

Declension

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French hostel, ostel, from Latin hospitāle. Doublet of hospital.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔsˈtɛːl/, /ɔsˈtɛl/, /ˈɔstɛl/

Noun

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hostel (plural hosteles)

  1. A hostel or guesthouse; accommodation.
  2. Fun or diversion; entertaining activities.
  3. A dwelling or house; a place of residence.
  4. A household; a domestic establishment.
  5. The owner or manager of a hostel.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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hostel

  1. Alternative form of hostelen

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French ostel.

Noun

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hostel m (plural hostels)

  1. shelter; living quarters; place to stay
  2. hotel; hostel; inn (establishment offering rooms for hire)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: hôtel (see there for further descendants)

Old French

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Noun

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hostel oblique singularm (oblique plural hosteaus or hosteax or hostiaus or hostiax or hostels, nominative singular hosteaus or hosteax or hostiaus or hostiax or hostels, nominative plural hostel)

  1. Alternative form of ostel

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hostel. Doublet of hotel and szpital.

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Noun

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hostel m inan (diminutive hostelik)

  1. hostel (a commercial overnight lodging place)
  2. hostel (a temporary refuge)
    Synonym: schronisko

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English hostel.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔʃ.tɛl/ [ˈɔʃ.tɛɫ], /ɔʃˈtɛl/ [ɔʃˈtɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔʃ.tɛl/ [ˈɔʃ.tɛɫ], /ɔʃˈtɛ.li/

Noun

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hostel m (plural hostels)

  1. hostel
    Synonym: albergue

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hostel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /osˈtel/ [osˈt̪el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: hos‧tel

Noun

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hostel m (plural hosteles)

  1. hostel