hôte
French
Etymology
From Middle French hoste, from Old French oste, from Latin hospitem, accusative singular of hospes, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European root *gʰost(i)potis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also Old French ost.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ot/
audio: (file) - Homophones: hôtes, ôte, ôtes, ôtent
- Homophones: haute, hautes (but aspirated h)
Noun
hôte m (plural hôtes, feminine hôte or hôtesse)
Usage notes
- Generally the feminine is hôte when meaning “guest”, but hôtesse when meaning “host, hostess”.
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Further reading
- “hôte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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