indoor

English

Etymology

From (with)in +‎ door, first attested 1711.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪndɔː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪndoɹ/
  • Hyphenation: in‧door

Adjective

indoor (not comparable)

  1. Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.
    Antonym: outdoor
    These fireworks are not for indoor use!

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: indoor

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “indoor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ indoor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English indoor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈdɔr/, /inˈdor/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔr, -or

Adjective

indoor (invariable)

  1. indoor (sport)

References

  1. ^ indoor in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • indoor in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English indoor.

Adjective

indoor m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. indoor

Declension

Declension of indoor (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite indoor indoor indoor indoor
definite
genitive-
dative
indefinite indoor indoor indoor indoor
definite

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English indoor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈdoɾ/ [ĩn̪ˈd̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Adjective

indoor (invariable)

  1. indoor

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

  • Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “indoor”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]