foyer

See also: Foyer and foþer

English

A foyer in an opera house

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

  • (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪɝ/; also IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfoɪɘ/
  • (file)

Noun

foyer (plural foyers)

  1. 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.
  2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
  3. (Britain) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.

Translations


Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French foyer.

Noun

foyer m

  1. theater lobby, foyer.

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective focārius, from Latin focus (hearth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fwa.je/
  • (file)

Noun

foyer m (plural foyers)

  1. hearth
  2. lobby, foyer
  3. home, domicile
  4. household
  5. source, centre, seat

Further reading


Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from French foyer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔajɛː/

Noun

foyer m (genitive singular foyeru, nominative plural foyery, genitive plural foyerov, declension pattern of dub)
foyer n

  1. foyer

Declension

Usage notes

  • When used in the neuter gender, the word is indeclineable.
  • foyer in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English foyer or French foyer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈɟ͡ʝeɾ/, [foˈʝeɾ]

Noun

foyer m (plural foyers or foyer)

  1. foyer
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