motel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /moʊˈtɛl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel blend English motel Blend of motor + hotel, from the original Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo in California, United States, established in 1925 by Arthur Heineman (1878–1974).
Meanings
- (also, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.
- A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; a love hotel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| motels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
telly · no-tell motel · hot-sheet motel · motelier · roach motel · graybar motel
Relateds
tourist court · motor court · hotel · inn
Synonyms
Translations (72)
tr motel (type of hotel) · ro motel (type of hotel) · fi motelli (type of hotel) · yi מאָטעל (type of hotel) · tg мотел (type of hotel) · sh mòtēl (type of hotel) · io motelo (type of hotel) · cy motél (type of hotel) · sh мо̀те̄л (type of hotel) · kw karrostel (type of hotel) · tk motel (type of hotel) · km ម៉ូតែល (type of hotel) · ru моте́ль (type of hotel) · ga óstán (type of hotel) · sk motel (type of hotel) · mi mōtēra (type of hotel) · cmn 汽車旅館 /汽车旅馆 (type of hotel) · vi mô ten (type of hotel) · gl motel (type of hotel) · yue 汽車旅店 /汽车旅店 (type of hotel) · be матэ́ль (type of hotel) · chr ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗᎢ (type of hotel) · ko 모텔 (type of hotel) · my မိုတယ် (type of hotel) · kk мотель (type of hotel) · ms motel (type of hotel) · sv motell (type of hotel) · hu motel (type of hotel) · fa راهسرا (type of hotel) · vi mô-ten (type of hotel) · az motel (type of hotel) · it motel (type of hotel) · sq motel (type of hotel) · ar مُوتِيل (type of hotel) · pt hotel de beira de estrada (type of hotel) · th โมเต็ล (type of hotel) · ja モーテル (type of hotel) · hy մոթել (type of hotel) · ka მოტელი (type of hotel) · uz motel (type of hotel) · fa متل (type of hotel) · gd taigh-òsta motarachd (type of hotel) · de Motel (type of hotel) · ja モテル (type of hotel) · fr motel (type of hotel) · ky мотель (type of hotel) · da motel (type of hotel) · hi मोटेल (type of hotel) · ca motel (type of hotel) · es motel (type of hotel) · uk моте́ль (type of hotel) · eo motelo (type of hotel) · pl motel (type of hotel) · ur موٹل (type of hotel) · lt motelis (type of hotel) · nan-hbl mo͘-té-lù (type of hotel) · it autoalbergo (type of hotel) · it autostello (type of hotel) · nb motell (type of hotel) · bg моте́л (type of hotel) · ru автопансиона́т (type of hotel) · nl motel (type of hotel) · lv motelis (type of hotel) · el μοτέλ (type of hotel) · et motell (type of hotel) · cs motel (type of hotel) · mk моте́л (type of hotel) · he מוֹטֶל (type of hotel) · gv carlan oast (type of hotel) · tg мотель (type of hotel) · sl motel (type of hotel) · ga óstán cois bóthair (type of hotel)