cottage
A small houseA small house.
» My mother loves to eat cottage cheese.
Моя мама любит есть творог.
Моя мати любить їсти домашній сир.
Meaning
4 sensesA small house.
Cottage, Häuschen, Kotten
хи́жинаxížina, котте́джchalet, до́микdómik
ха́таxáta, коте́джkotédž, ха́ткаxátka
a small house with a single story
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.
(Polari)A meeting place for homosexual men.
(UK, archaic, slang)A public lavatory.
Examples
107 sentencesMy mother loves to eat cottage cheese.
Моя мати любить їсти домашній сир. — deniko
ruМоя мама любит есть творог. — odexed
The old cottage had only one bed, so we all took turns sleeping in it.
Той старий котедж мав лише одне ліжко, тому ми по черзі спали на ньому. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruВ старом коттедже была только одна кровать, поэтому мы спали на ней по очереди. — Balamax
We headed for the mountain cottage.
The cottage was clean and tidy.
deDie Hütte war sauber und ordentlich. — Tamy
His cottage is on the coast.
ruЕго загородный дом находится на побережье. — sharptoothed
deSeine Hütte ist am Strand. — nemoli
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Anglo-Norman cotage and Medieval Latin cotagium, from Old NortheLate 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.
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Forms
plural: cottagesSynonyms
78 synonyms- a small house with a single story:bungalow