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

• karrostel
• ostel yowynkneth

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

Related terms

• oste

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
  • English: hostel
  • Scots: hostel
  • → Middle Cornish: ostel
    • Cornish: ostel
• → Italian: ostello