loge

See also: Loge, logé, löge, and -loge

English

Etymology

From French loge (arbor, covered walk-way) from Frankish *laubijā (shelter). Akin to Old High German loub (porch, gallery) (German Laube (bower, arbor)), Old High German loub (leaf, foliage), Old English lēaf (leaf, foliage). Doublet of lobby, loggia, and lodge. More at lobby, loggia, leaf, lodge.

Pronunciation

Noun

loge (plural loges)

  1. A booth or stall.
  2. The lodge of a concierge.
    • 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 70:
      About three in the morning, Nora knocked at the little glass door of the concierge's loge, asking if the doctor was in.
  3. An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine.
    • 2006, George Gmelch, J.J. Weiner, In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People[1], →ISBN, page 151:
      In major league stadiums the press box is usually located between the first and second decks in the loge level.
  4. An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.
    • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle [], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., [], →OCLC:
      Pickle gladly embraced this opportunity of becoming acquainted with a person of such rank, and ordering his own chariot to follow, accompanied the count to his loge, where he conversed with him during the whole entertainment.
    • 2002, Downing A. Thomas, Aesthetics of Opera in the Ancien Régime, 1647-1785[2], →ISBN, page 274:
      Patte notes that the spectators who were seated there were too close to the action to frame it as real, and that the loges in the avant-scène hampered the effect of the voice.

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French loge. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.ʒə/, /ˈlɔː.ʒə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ge

Noun

loge f (plural loges, diminutive logetje n)

  1. (theater) theatre box, compartment [from 18th c.]
  2. (Freemasonry) Masonic lodge [from 18th c.]
  3. reception area, lobby (of a hotel for instance) [from late 19th or 20th c.]
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
  • ereloge
Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦭꦺꦴꦗꦶ (loji)
  • Lokono: logie
  • Malay: loji
  • Indonesian: losê

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.ɣə/
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ge

Verb

loge

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of liegen

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.ɣə/
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ge

Verb

loge

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of logen

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

  • Inherited from Middle French loge, from Old French loge. The Masonic sense developed under influence from English lodge.

    Noun

    loge f (plural loges)

    1. (dated) small cabin, hut
    2. lodge (of a concierge/caretaker)
    3. (theater) box, loge
    4. (theater, television) dressing room (a room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup)
    5. (Freemasonry) lodge
    Derived terms
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    loge

    1. inflection of loger:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Further reading

    Middle French

    Etymology 1

  • Inherited from Old French loge.

    Noun

    loge f (plural loges)

    1. hut (small often wooden building)
    2. boutique
    3. (theater) loge (upscale seating region)
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    loge

    1. inflection of loger, logier:
      1. first-person singular/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

    References

    • loge on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Alternative forms

    • lue (noun and verb, more common)

    Etymology

    Noun

    loge m (definite singular logen, indefinite plural loger, definite plural logene)

    1. flame

    Verb

    loge (present tense loger, past tense loga or loget, past participle loga or loget)

    1. burn forcefully
    2. shine, light

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology 1

    From Old Norse logi. Shares a far back origin with lys (light). Thus it ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (bright, shine).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²loː.ʝə/, [²lɞ̞ː.ʝə], /²loː.ɡə/

    Noun

    loge m (definite singular logen, indefinite plural logar, definite plural logane)

    1. a flame
    2. a torch
    Synonyms

    Verb

    loge (present tense logar, past tense loga, past participle loga, passive infinitive logast, present participle logande, imperative loge/log)

    1. e-infinitive form of loga

    See also

    • i ljos loge
    • lue (Bokmål, noun and verb)

    Etymology 2

    Related to lag and liggje.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²loː.ɡə/
    • Homophone: låge

    Noun

    loge f (definite singular loga, indefinite plural loger, definite plural logene)

    1. (weaving) a warp (thread running lengthwise in woven fabric
      Synonym: renningstråd
    2. (in compounds) something that lies down
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²luː.ʃə/

    Noun

    loge m (definite singular logen)

    1. nonstandard spelling of losje

    Etymology 4

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Alternative forms

    • loget (non-standard since 1901)
    • logi (non-standard since 2012)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²loː.ʝə/, [²lɞ̞ː.ʝə], /²loː.ɡə/
    • Homophone: låge

    Participle

    loge

    1. neuter singular of logen

    Verb

    loge

    1. supine of ljuga

    References

    Anagrams

    Old English

    Noun

    lōge

    1. dative singular of lōg

    Old French

    Etymology 1

    From Medieval Latin lobium, lobia, laubia (a portico, covered way, gallery), borrowed from Frankish *laubijā (arbour, shelter). The first sense could be directly borrowed from Frankish.

    Noun

    loge oblique singularf (oblique plural loges, nominative singular loge, nominative plural loges)

    1. hut (small often wooden building)
    2. boutique
    3. upstairs room
    Derived terms
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    loge

    1. inflection of loger, logier:
      1. first-person singular/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

    References

    Slovene

    Noun

    loge

    1. accusative plural of log

    Swedish

    Etymology 1

    From French loge.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /loːɧ/
    • Rhymes: -oːɧ
    • Hyphenation: loge

    Noun

    loge c

    1. A backstage dressing room for actors at a theatre
    2. A private seating chamber at a theatre
    3. A section or local chapter of an order (for instance freemasons)
    Declension
    Declension of loge
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite loge loges
    definite logen logens
    plural indefinite loger logers
    definite logerna logernas

    Etymology 2

    From Old Swedish loe, from Old Norse lófi (threshing floor).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²luːɡɛ/
    • Rhymes: -²uːɡɛ

    Noun

    loge c

    1. A barn with a strong and flat wooden floor, suitable for threshing or dancing.
    Declension
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²luːɡɛ/
    • Rhymes: -²uːɡɛ

    Verb

    loge

    1. (dated) subjunctive of le

    References

    Anagrams

    Volapük

    Noun

    loge

    1. dative singular of log