ostel

Cornish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Cornish ostel, from Middle English hostel, from Old French hostel, from Late Latin hospitāle.

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɔstɛl]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɔstɐl]

Noun

ostel f (plural ostelyow)

  1. hotel, hostel

Derived terms

Middle English

Noun

ostel

  1. Alternative form of hostel

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guestehouse”), noun use of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable; pertaining to a host or guest”), from hospes.

Noun

ostel oblique singular, m (oblique plural osteaus or osteax or ostiaus or ostiax or ostels, nominative singular osteaus or osteax or ostiaus or ostiax or ostels, nominative plural ostel)

  1. shelter; place to stay

Descendants
  • Bourguignon: hosteau, housteau, oustiau
  • Middle French: hostel
    • French: hôtel (see there for further descendants)
  • Gallo: ostèu
  • Lorrain: eutà, hutaû
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: oustàu
  • → Middle Dutch: hosteel
  • → Middle English: hostel
  • → Italian: ostello
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