auberge

See also: aubèrge

English

Etymology

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Borrowed from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French auberge, a loan from a term attested in eleventh century (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Occitan alberga (“camp, hut”), derived from albergar (“to host”). The term originated in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *heriberga, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *harjabergō (“housing, house (army)”), composed of the elements *harjaz (“army”) (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Heer) and *berganą (“to shelter, to protect”), whence German bergen. Doublet of harbour.

Noun

auberge (plural auberges)

1. An inn or hostel.

Translations

auberge

• Polish: oberża (pl) f
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Anagrams

• Gebauer

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French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.bɛʁʒ/

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Noun

auberge f (plural auberges)

1. hostel
2. (slang) prison

Derived terms

• auberge de jeunesse

Descendants

• → English: auberge
• → Polish: oberża

Further reading

• “auberge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.