motel

See also Motel

English

Etymology

Blend of motor and hotel, from the original Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, established in 1925 by Arthur Heinman

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

motel (plural motels)

1. lodging establishment typically featuring a series of rooms whose entrance is immediately adjacent to a parking lot, as might facilitate easy access to one's automobile during an overnight stay, particularly located near a major highway
2. (as a modifier; used attributively) Of or relating to a motel.

   motel sign

3. (as a modifier; used attributively) Of architecture, interior design, etc, in the style of a motel; identical and anonymous.

Translations

type of hotel

• Arabic: موتيل (ar) (mutil) m
• Belarusian: матэль (be) (matélʹ) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 汽車旅館 (cmn), 汽车旅馆 (cmn) (qìchē lǚguǎn)

• Czech: motel (cs) m
• Esperanto: motelo (eo)
• Estonian: motell (et)
• Finnish: motelli (fi)
• French: motel (fr) m
• German: Motel (de) n

• Greek: μοτέλ (el) (motél) n
• Japanese: モーテル (ja) (mōteru)
• Korean: 모텔 (ko) (motel)
• Macedonian: мотел (mk) (motél) m
• Persian: متل (fa) (motel), راهسرا (fa)
• Polish: motel (pl) m
• Russian: мотель (ru) (motɛ́lʹ) m, автопансионат (ru) (avtopansionát) m
• Swedish: motell (sv) n
• Ukrainian: мотель (uk) (motélʹ) m

Adjective

motel (not comparable)

1. any of several architectural or interior design styles associated with motels, such as "identicalness", "anonymity", or any other perceived attribute of motels, particularly as differentiated from hotels.
2. characterized by an anonymous, temporary nature, as motel sex.
3. property owned by a motel, as "motel towel", "motel ashtray", possibly imprinted or embroidered with the name of the establishment, frequently appropriated by tourists as a souvenir.

Translations

of or relating to a motel

• Macedonian: мотелски (mk) (mótеlski) m

of architecture: identical and anonymous

See also

• hotel
• inn
• motor court
• Wikipedia article on motels

Anagrams

• metol

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Basque

Noun

motel

1. stammerer

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Czech

Noun

motel m

1. motel

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Polish

Pronunciation

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Noun

motel m

1. motel

Declension

    declension of motel

	singular	plural
nominative	motel	motele
genitive	motelu	moteli
dative	motelowi	motelom
accusative	motel	motele
instrumental	motelem	motelami
locative	motelu	motelach
vocative	motelu	motele

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mǒteːl/
• Hyphenation: mo‧tel

Noun

mòtēl m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀те̄л)

1. motel

Declension

    declension of motel

	singular	plural
nominative	mòtēl	moteli
genitive	motéla	motela
dative	motelu	motelima
accusative	motel	motele
vocative	motele	moteli
locative	motelu	motelima
instrumental	motelom	motelima

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -el

Noun

motel m (plural moteles)

1. motel
2. (Mexico) brothel, whorehouse