cottage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈkɑɾ.əd͡ʒ] weak vowel merger
- /ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑt.əd͡ʒ/ weak vowel merger
- /ˈkɑt.ɪd͡ʒ/ General American, weak vowel distinction
- [ˈkɑɾ.ɪd͡ʒ] General American, weak vowel distinction
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Etymology
Late Middle English, from Anglo-Norman cotage and Medieval Latin cotagium, from Old Northern French cot, cote (“cottage, hut”) + -age (“surrounding property”), from Old Norse kot, from Proto-Germanic *kutą, *kuta- (“shed”), probably of non-Indo-European origin, possibly borrowed from Proto-Finno-Ugric/Proto-Uralic *kota (“hut, tent”), probably akin to Proto-Iranian *kátah (“house; roof”). However, also compare Dutch and English hut. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Koate (“cottage, hut, small house”), Dutch kot (“ramshackle housing”), German Kate, Kote (“cot, cottage, hut”), Norwegian Bokmål kote (“cot, cottage, hut”), Norwegian Nynorsk kot, kott (“small house; small room”), Norwegian Nynorsk kote, kotto, kåte (“hut”), Swedish kåta (“cot, cottage, hut”), Ainu コタン (kotan, “village; town; island; land; country; place”), Akkala Sami куэһть (kueht’, “hut, tent”), Brahui کڈی (kuḍḍī / kuḍī, “hut, small house; wife”), Erzya кудо (kudo, “house”), Estonian koda (“building, house”), Finnish kota (“house, hut”), Hungarian ház (“house”), Kildin Sami куэдтҍ (kuedt’, “hut”), Komi-Permyak керку (kerku, “house, hut”) Komi-Zyrian керка (kerka, “house; family”), Livonian kuodā (“house”), Malayalam കുടി (kuṭi, “dwelling, house; hut; clan”), Moksha куд (kud, “house”), Mongolian хот (xot), ᠬᠣᠲᠠ (qota, “city, town”), Northern Sami goahti (“hut, tent; den, lair”), Southern Sami gåetie (“house; range; tent”), Tamil குடி (kuṭi, “ryot; tenants; citizens; family, household; descent, lineage; caste, race; house, mansion; village”), Udmurt корка (korka, “house, hut”), Ume Sami gåhtie (“tent”), Votic kõta (“house”); also Abkhaz ақыҭа (akəta, “village; community”), Armenian քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ, “city, town”), Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian ха́та (xáta, “house, hut”), Czech and Polish chata (“hut”), Gurani کەَ (ka, “house”), Pashto کلی (kəlay, “village”), Persian کده (kade, “house; village”), Northern Kurdish kedî (“domestic”), Yaghnobi кат (kat, “house”). Old Northern French cote is probably from Old Norse kot (“hut”), cognate of Old English cot of same Proto-Germanic origin. Slang sense “public toilet” from 19th century, due to resemblance.
Meanings
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A small house.
So when four years were wholly finished, / She threw her royal robes away. / “Make me a cottage in the vale,” she said, / “Where I may mourn and pray.
1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Palace of Art”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 154:
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A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.
Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.
Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.”
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- (UK, archaic, slang) A public lavatory.
- (Polari) A meeting place for homosexual men.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cottages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cottage country · cottage loaf · cottage orchard · cottage hospital · cottage piano · cottage fries · cottageless · cottagey · cottage food operation · cottagecore · cottage cheese ass · cottage witch · cottage orné · summer cottage · cottage fry · cottage court · cottagelike · electronic cottage · cottage home · cottage suite · cottage bacon · Swiss Cottage · cottage pie · Cottage Point · telecottage · cottage pudding · cottage industry · Creole cottage · Cottage Grove · cottager · cottage fried potatoes · cottage parent · cottage cheese
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
loo · jacks · cot · necessary · bog · vault · cottage · dike · shitter · WC · jakes · withdraught · restroom · tearoom · urination station · netty · kocay · throne room · wardrobe · tea house · carsey · siege · comfort room · cloaca · toilet · johnny · potty · karzy · jacques · urinal · necessary place · purging place · hut · gingerbread office · john · amenities · thunderbox · lavabo · teahouse · crapper · bathroom · House of Lords · lats · neddy · dunny · office of ease · necessary room · latrine · privy · tearoom · can · tea room · lav · khazi · facilities · six · washroom · teahouse · office · ladies and gentlemen · geography · shield · toilet room · closet · house of office · cludgie · necessarium · lavatory · closet of ease · brasco · small room · place · smallest room · closet of decency · bogger · CR · lavvy · usual offices · water closet
Translations (81)
pdt Kot (a small house; a cot; a hut) · mk ку́ќарка (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ga teachín (a small house; a cot; a hut) · pl chata (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ar كُوخ (a small house; a cot; a hut) · it rustico (a small house; a cot; a hut) · hi झोपड़ी (a small house; a cot; a hut) · gl cabana (a small house; a cot; a hut) · cmn 小屋 (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ar عُشَّة (a small house; a cot; a hut) · cy tyddyn (a small house; a cot; a hut) · zlw-ocs chalup (a small house; a cot; a hut) · de Kotten (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ca caseta (a small house; a cot; a hut) · uk коте́дж (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ru изба́ (a small house; a cot; a hut) · nrf caûminne (a small house; a cot; a hut) · it casolare (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ko 코티지 (a small house; a cot; a hut) · gl palloza (a small house; a cot; a hut) · mhn hitt (a small house; a cot; a hut) · az kottec (a small house; a cot; a hut) · la casa (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ckb کووخ (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sh ку̏ћица (a small house; a cot; a hut) · be катэ́дж (a small house; a cot; a hut) · uz kottej (a small house; a cot; a hut) · la tugurium (a small house; a cot; a hut) · kw krowji (a small house; a cot; a hut) · nrf caûmiéthe (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ru да́ча (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sk chata (a small house; a cot; a hut) · fi mökki (a small house; a cot; a hut) · uk ха́та (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sk chalupa (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ru котте́дж (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ko 오두막집 (a small house; a cot; a hut) · am ጎጆ (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sh вѝкендица (a small house; a cot; a hut) · es chalé (a small house; a cot; a hut) · bg къщу́рка (a small house; a cot; a hut) · mk ку́ќичка (a small house; a cot; a hut) · cs chalupa (a small house; a cot; a hut) · uk ха́тка (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sv stuga (a small house; a cot; a hut) · fr cottage (a small house; a cot; a hut) · gl cafúa (a small house; a cot; a hut) · fa-ira کازِه (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ar مُنَيْزِل (a small house; a cot; a hut) · bg хи́жа (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ja 小屋 (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ko 오두막 (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ga teach beag (a small house; a cot; a hut) · de Cottage (a small house; a cot; a hut) · mk ко́либа (a small house; a cot; a hut) · hi कुटिया (a small house; a cot; a hut) · es chalet (a small house; a cot; a hut) · be ха́та (a small house; a cot; a hut) · fa-ira کُلْبِه (a small house; a cot; a hut) · pt chalé (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ko 별장 (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sh kȕćica (a small house; a cot; a hut) · be да́ча (a small house; a cot; a hut) · uk да́ча (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sh vìkendica (a small house; a cot; a hut) · uk хати́нка (a small house; a cot; a hut) · uk до́мик (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ru до́мик (a small house; a cot; a hut) · eo dometo (a small house; a cot; a hut) · be до́мік (a small house; a cot; a hut) · de Häuschen (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ml കുടിൽ (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ja コテージ (a small house; a cot; a hut) · bg къ́щичка (a small house; a cot; a hut) · cs chata (a small house; a cot; a hut) · be ха́тка (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ko 시골집 (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ca cabana (a small house; a cot; a hut) · ru хи́жина (a small house; a cot; a hut) · sq visele (a small house; a cot; a hut) · cmn 村舍 (a small house; a cot; a hut)