foyer
English
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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
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Audio (CA): (file)
Noun
foyer (plural foyers)
- A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
- We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.
- The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
- (UK) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.
Translations
lobby, corridor, or waiting room
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Czech
Etymology
Noun
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- theater lobby, foyer.
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
foyer m (plural foyers)
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “foyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
foyer m
foyer n
Declension
Declension of foyer
Usage notes
- When used in the neuter gender, the word is indeclineable.
External links
- “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, 2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English foyer or French foyer.
Pronunciation
Noun
foyer m (plural foyers or foyer)
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