lodging C2+ Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ UK /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a temporary place to stay; rented accommodation They sought lodging at a small inn for the night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a temporary place to stay;... accommodationquartershousingshelterboarddwellingrooms Word family Related forms lodgelodgerdislodge Etymology AI details From lodge (from Old French loge 'hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the noun-forming suffix -ing. loge Old French *laubja Frankish View etymology graph -> Topics Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lodging **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. a temporary place to stay; rented accommodation ## Examples - They sought lodging at a small inn for the night. ## Synonyms - accommodation - quarters - housing - shelter - board - dwelling - rooms ## Related Forms - lodge - lodger - dislodge ## Roots and Affixes - Root: loge - Root: *laubja ## Etymology From lodge (from Old French loge 'hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the noun-forming suffix -ing. ## AI Etymology Lodging comes from lodge (from Old French loge 'hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the noun-forming suffix -ing. The etymological trail includes Old French loge and Frankish *laubja. As a noun, lodging means a temporary place to stay; rented accommodation. The same family is visible in related forms such as lodge, lodger, and dislodge. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Places & Geography - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown