Meanings
nounlodging (countable and uncountable, plural lodgings)
plural lodgings
- countableuncountableSleeping accommodation.
When I was a Cloister-monk, I was once sent to Durham on business of our Church; and coming home again, the dark night caught me at Risby, and I had to beg a lodging there.
1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. XI, The Abbot’s Ways”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book II (The Ancient Monk)
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lodge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*laubą
- Proto-West Germanic*laub
- Frankish*laubijā
- Early Medieval Latinlaubia
- Old Frenchloge
- Middle Englishlogge
- Englishlodge
- Englishlodging
Translations
Afrikaans verblyf, verblyf
- verblyfplace to live or lodge
- verblyfsleeping accommodation
- huurkamerfurnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation
Ancient Greek κατάλυμα
- κατάλυμα (katáluma)place to live or lodge
Arabic إِقَامَة
- إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma)place to live or lodge
Bulgarian жили́ще, подслон
- жили́ще (žilíšte)place to live or lodge
- подслон (podslon)sleeping accommodation
- стая под наем (staja pod naem)furnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation
Catalan allotjament, ajagut
- allotjamentplace to live or lodge
- ajagutcondition of a plant that has been flattened
Chinese Mandarin 住宿, 寄宿
- 住宿 (zhùsù)place to live or lodge
- 寄宿 (jìsù)place to live or lodge
Czech ubytování, nocleh
- ubytováníplace to live or lodge
- noclehplace to live or lodge
Dutch onderdak, logies
- onderdakplace to live or lodge
- logiesplace to live or lodge
- kostfurnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation
Finnish majapaikka, majoitus
- majapaikkaplace to live or lodge
- majoitusplace to live or lodge
- yösijasleeping accommodation
- kalustettu asuntofurnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation
- lakocondition of a plant that has been flattened
French logement, hébergement
- logementplace to live or lodge
- hébergementplace to live or lodge
- versecondition of a plant that has been flattened
German Unterkunft, Herberge
- Unterkunftplace to live or lodge
- Herbergeplace to live or lodge
- Herbergesleeping accommodation
Hindi आवास, बसेरा
- आवास (āvās)place to live or lodge
- बसेरा (baserā)place to live or lodge
Hungarian szállás, szálláshely
- szállásplace to live or lodge
- szálláshelyplace to live or lodge
Indonesian kos, indekos
- kosfurnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation
- indekosfurnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation
Irish lóistín, lóistín
- lóistínplace to live or lodge
- lóistínsleeping accommodation
- iostassleeping accommodation
Italian alloggio, alloggio
- alloggioplace to live or lodge
- alloggiosleeping accommodation
- sistemazionesleeping accommodation
- allettamentocondition of a plant that has been flattened
Japanese 宿泊
- 宿泊 (shukuhaku)place to live or lodge
Korean 숙박
- 숙박 (sukbak)place to live or lodge
Persian اسکان
- اسکان (eskân)place to live or lodge
Polish kwatera, nocleg
- kwateraplace to live or lodge
- noclegplace to live or lodge
- lokumplace to live or lodge
- zakwaterowaniesleeping accommodation
- pensjonatfurnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation
- wyleganiecondition of a plant that has been flattened
Portuguese alojamento
- alojamentoplace to live or lodge
Romanian găzduire, camere de închiriat
- găzduireplace to live or lodge
- camere de închiriatplace to live or lodge
Russian жили́ще, жильё
- жили́ще (žilíšče)place to live or lodge
- жильё (žilʹjó)place to live or lodge
- ночле́г (nočlég)place to live or lodge
Slovak ubytovanie, nocľah
- ubytovanieplace to live or lodge
- nocľahplace to live or lodge
Spanish alojamiento, hospedaje
- alojamientoplace to live or lodge
- hospedajeplace to live or lodge
- aposentamientoplace to live or lodge
- encamadocondition of a plant that has been flattened
Swedish logi
- logiplace to live or lodge
Thai ที่พัก
- ที่พัก (tîi-pák)place to live or lodge
Ukrainian житло́, нічлі́г
- житло́ (žytló)place to live or lodge
- нічлі́г (ničlíh)place to live or lodge
Vietnamese chỗ ở
- chỗ ởplace to live or lodge
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
lodging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lodging
MLA
“lodging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lodging. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lodging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lodging.
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