foyer

English

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): /ˈfɔɪ.ɝ/, (also) /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/, /fɔɪˈeɪ/
• (General Australian, Manchester) IPA^(key): /ˈfoɪ.ə/

• Audio (CA)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ)

Noun

foyer (plural foyers)

1. A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

   Synonym: entrance hall

   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. (UK) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.

Derived terms

• lawyer foyer

Translations

References

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

foyer

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Borrowed from French foyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• IPA^(key):

Noun

foyer m inan or n

1. theater lobby, foyer

Declension

when masculine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French foyer, from Middle French , from Old French foier, from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʋɑˈjeː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: foy‧er
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

foyer m (plural foyers, diminutive foyertje n)

1. foyer (lobby, waiting room or parlour)

Related terms

• focus

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fwa.je/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

foyer m (plural foyers)

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

Derived terms

• homme au foyer
• femme au foyer

Related terms

• feu

Descendants

Further reading

• “foyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

foyer

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French foyer, from Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective focārius, from Latin focus. Doublet of fokus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fwaˈjɛ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ajɛ
• Syllabification: fo‧yer

Noun

foyer n (indeclinable)

1. foyer (lobby, corridor, or waiting room)

Further reading

• foyer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• foyer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from French foyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔajɛː/

Noun

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

1. foyer

Usage notes

• When used in the neuter gender, the word is indeclineable.

Declension

Further reading

• “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

• IPA^(key): /fwaˈje/
  • Rhymes: -e

• • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: fo‧yer

Noun

foyer m (plural foyers or foyer)

1. foyer