cabin
English
/ˈkæbɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.
- (informal) A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people.
- A private room on a ship.
- The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping.
- The passenger area of an airplane.
- (travel) The section of a passenger plane having the same class of service.
- (rail transport) A signal box.
- A small room; an enclosed place.
- (Indian English) A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English caban derived from Old French cabane derived from Latin capanna.
Origin
Latin
capanna
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercabin English
- cabined English
- cabinet English
- cabinetable English
- cabinetful English
- cabinetisation English
- cabinetlike English
- cabinetmaker English
- cabinetmaking English
- cabinetry English
- cabinetwork English
- cabinful English
- cabinless English
- cabinlike English
- cabinmate English
- forecabin English
- mate English
- noncabinet English
- subcabinet English
- supercabinet English
- uncabined English
- undercabinet English
- capanna Latin
- capānu Latin
- Kabine German
- cabina Italian
- cabine Dutch, Flemish
- cabane French
- cabanon French
- cabine French
- cabinet French
- cahute French
- encabaner French
- télécabine French
- cabina Spanish, Castilian
- cabina Portuguese
- kabina Polish
- caban Middle English
- cabane Middle English
- kabina Czech
- cabane Old French
- kabaneto Esperanto
- kabano Esperanto
- cabina Catalan, Valencian
- cabana Galician
- cabaneiro Galician
- cabanón Galician
- قبا Persian
- kabaneto Ido
- kabano Ido
- kabineto Ido
- kabinetolito Ido
- kabino Ido
- kabin Turkish
- קבינט Hebrew (modern)
- cabana Occitan
- cabana Old Occitan
- kāpin Marshallese
- kebin Tok Pisin
- kabann Haitian, Haitian Creole
- كبينة Hijazi Arabic