taigh-òsta

Gaelic (Scots)

/t̪əˈɔːs̪t̪ə/

noun
Definitions
  • hotel, inn, hostelry

Etymology

Compound from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic taigh (house, dwelling) + Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic òsta borrowed from Middle English hoste, ooste (hotel, house, hospitium) borrowed from Old French oste (innkeeper, landlord, host) inherited from Latin hospitium (lodgings, hospitality, an inn, inn).

Origin

Latin

hospitium

Gloss

lodgings, hospitality, an inn, inn

Kanji

宿

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