inn
English
/ɪn/
noun
Definitions
- Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.
- A tavern.
- One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers.
- (UK) The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person.
- (obsolete) A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English in derived from Old English inn (house, chamber, a dwelling, lodging).
Origin
Old English
inn
Gloss
house, chamber, a dwelling, lodging
Concept
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Kanji
家
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coinmate English
- holder English
- in English
- inmacy English
- inmate English
- inmatehood English
- innholder English
- innkeeper English
- innkeeperess English
- innkeeping English
- innkeepress English
- innless English
- innlike English
- innyard English
- keeper English
- keeping English
- mate English
- yard English
- *h₁én Proto-Indo-European
- *inn Proto-Germanic
- イン Japanese
- in Old English
- inn Old English
- brother-in-lawe Middle English
- in Middle English
- in-to Middle English
- ine Middle English
- inles Middle English
- inne Middle English
- inward Middle English
- suster-in-lawe Middle English
- yn Middle English
- inni Icelandic
- innihalda Icelandic