bed and breakfast

See also: Bed and Breakfast and bed-and-breakfast

English

Alternative forms

• bed-and-breakfast, bed & breakfast

Etymology 1

From bed +‎ breakfast, from having a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning on offer.

Noun

bed and breakfast (plural bed and breakfasts)

1. A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.

   Synonyms: (initialism) B&B; see also Thesaurus:lodging place

   Coordinate terms: pension, motel, hotel, inn; room and board

Derived terms

• bed-and-breakfast deal
• bed-and-breakfasting
• bed-and-breakfast transaction

 

Descendants

• → Danish: bed and breakfast c
• → Dutch: bed and breakfast c
• → French: bed and breakfast m
• → German: Bed and Breakfast n
• → Italian: bed and breakfast m
• → Japanese: ベッド・アンド・ブレックファスト (beddo ando burekkufasuto)
• → Spanish: bed and breakfast m
• → Swedish: bed-and-breakfast n

Translations

guesthouse providing breakfast

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Breton: kambr-degemer f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 提供住宿與早餐的旅館 / 提供住宿与早餐的旅馆 (tígōng zhùsù yǔ zǎocān de lǚguǎn), 住宿加早餐酒店 (zhùsù jiā zǎocān jiǔdiàn), 民宿 (zh) (mínsù)

• Danish: bed and breakfast c
• Dutch: bed and breakfast (nl) c, logies en ontbijt n
• Estonian: öömaja hommikusöögiga, kodumajutus
• Finnish: aamiaismajoitus, bed and breakfast
• French: bed and breakfast (fr) m, bed-and-breakfast m, gîte touristique (fr) m, chambre d’hôte (fr) f, maison d’hôte (fr) f, chambre d’hôtes f, maison d’hôtes f, couette et café (fr) m (Quebec)
• German: Fremdenzimmer (de) n, Hotel garni (de) n, Bed and Breakfast (de) n
• Indonesian: kost (id), indekost
• Irish: leaba agus bricfeasta f
• Italian: bed and breakfast (it) m
• Japanese: ベッド・アンド・ブレックファスト (beddo ando burekkufasuto), 民宿 (ja) (みんしゅく, minshuku), 民泊 (ja) (みんぱく, minpaku)
• Korean: 베드 앤드 브렉퍼스트 (bedeu aendeu beurekpeoseuteu), 민박 (ko) (minbak), 민숙 (minsuk)
• Low German:

  Dutch Low Saxon: stee-en-stoetje n

• Malay: inap-sarapan
• Manx: bee as lhiabbee
• Norwegian: pensjonat (no) n
• Persian: تختخواب و صبحانه (taxtxâb o sobhâne), پانسیون (fa) (pânsiyyun)
• Polish: pokój ze śniadaniem m, pensjonat typu B&B m
• Portuguese: hospedagem domiciliar f
• Russian: not used in Russian, «бед энд бре́кфаст» (bɛd end brɛ́kfast) (transliteration), «крова́ть и за́втрак» («krovátʹ i závtrak») (literal translation)
• Spanish: bed and breakfast m
• Swedish: bed-and-breakfast n, rum och frukost (sv) c
• Turkish: pansiyon (tr)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: gwely a brecwast m
• West Frisian: bed en brochje

Etymology 2

From the notion that two shillings and six pence was once the price of lodging and breakfast in an inn.

Noun

bed and breakfast (plural bed and breakfasts)

1. (darts) A score of 26, made up of a score of 20, 1 and 5 in any order.

   Synonym: (initialism) B&B

   • [1978 April, Dan Wheeler, Tom Jansing, “Mugs away!”, in All Hands, page 11:

     The language of darts is a combination of hybrid Cockney slang, metaphor and phrases that “stuck” for no apparent reason except they sounded good. […] Bed ’n’ breakfast—the number 26 when scored by hitting a 20, 5, and 1; comes from the price of a bed and breakfast in Olde England which was 2/6d, two shillings and sixpence.]

   • 1984, Ivan L. Brackin, William Fitzgerald, Darts, page 72:

     This can be a lengthy procedure when neither team can do better than ‘bed and breakfast’ (26).

2. (bingo) The number 26.
   • [2008, Marcus Waring, The Deranged Book for Old Timers, page 68:

     Bingo calls that might leave the budding old-timer generally baffled include: […] 26 ― Bed and breakfast. Traditionally it would cost two and six – two shillings and six pence. Now its £180 a night but you get biscuits.]

Dutch

Alternative forms

• B&B

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bed and breakfast

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛt ɛn ˈbrɛkfəst/

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Noun

bed and breakfast c (plural bed and breakfasts)

1. bed and breakfast

Finnish

Etymology

< English bed and breakfast

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbedˌændˌbrekfɑst/, [ˈbe̞dˌændˌbre̞kfɑ̝s̠t]

Noun

bed and breakfast

1. Synonym of aamiaismajoitus (“bed and breakfast”).

Declension

Inflection of bed and breakfast (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bed and breakfast	bed and breakfastit
genitive		bed and breakfastin	bed and breakfastien
partitive		bed and breakfastia	bed and breakfasteja
illative		bed and breakfastiin	bed and breakfasteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bed and breakfast	bed and breakfastit
accusative	nom.	bed and breakfast	bed and breakfastit
	gen.	bed and breakfastin
genitive		bed and breakfastin	bed and breakfastien
partitive		bed and breakfastia	bed and breakfasteja
inessive		bed and breakfastissa	bed and breakfasteissa
elative		bed and breakfastista	bed and breakfasteista
illative		bed and breakfastiin	bed and breakfasteihin
adessive		bed and breakfastilla	bed and breakfasteilla
ablative		bed and breakfastilta	bed and breakfasteilta
allative		bed and breakfastille	bed and breakfasteille
essive		bed and breakfastina	bed and breakfasteina
translative		bed and breakfastiksi	bed and breakfasteiksi
abessive		bed and breakfastitta	bed and breakfasteitta
instructive		—	bed and breakfastein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bed and breakfast (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bed and breakfastini bed and breakfastini accusative nom. bed and breakfastini bed and breakfastini gen. bed and breakfastini genitive bed and breakfastini bed and breakfastieni partitive bed and breakfastiani bed and breakfastejani inessive bed and breakfastissani bed and breakfasteissani elative bed and breakfastistani bed and breakfasteistani illative bed and breakfastiini bed and breakfasteihini adessive bed and breakfastillani bed and breakfasteillani ablative bed and breakfastiltani bed and breakfasteiltani allative bed and breakfastilleni bed and breakfasteilleni essive bed and breakfastinani bed and breakfasteinani translative bed and breakfastikseni bed and breakfasteikseni abessive bed and breakfastittani bed and breakfasteittani instructive — — comitative — bed and breakfasteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bed and breakfastisi bed and breakfastisi accusative nom. bed and breakfastisi bed and breakfastisi gen. bed and breakfastisi genitive bed and breakfastisi bed and breakfastiesi partitive bed and breakfastiasi bed and breakfastejasi inessive bed and breakfastissasi bed and breakfasteissasi elative bed and breakfastistasi bed and breakfasteistasi illative bed and breakfastiisi bed and breakfasteihisi adessive bed and breakfastillasi bed and breakfasteillasi ablative bed and breakfastiltasi bed and breakfasteiltasi allative bed and breakfastillesi bed and breakfasteillesi essive bed and breakfastinasi bed and breakfasteinasi translative bed and breakfastiksesi bed and breakfasteiksesi abessive bed and breakfastittasi bed and breakfasteittasi instructive — — comitative — bed and breakfasteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bed and breakfastimme bed and breakfastimme accusative nom. bed and breakfastimme bed and breakfastimme gen. bed and breakfastimme genitive bed and breakfastimme bed and breakfastiemme partitive bed and breakfastiamme bed and breakfastejamme inessive bed and breakfastissamme bed and breakfasteissamme elative bed and breakfastistamme bed and breakfasteistamme illative bed and breakfastiimme bed and breakfasteihimme adessive bed and breakfastillamme bed and breakfasteillamme ablative bed and breakfastiltamme bed and breakfasteiltamme allative bed and breakfastillemme bed and breakfasteillemme essive bed and breakfastinamme bed and breakfasteinamme translative bed and breakfastiksemme bed and breakfasteiksemme abessive bed and breakfastittamme bed and breakfasteittamme instructive — — comitative — bed and breakfasteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bed and breakfastinne bed and breakfastinne accusative nom. bed and breakfastinne bed and breakfastinne gen. bed and breakfastinne genitive bed and breakfastinne bed and breakfastienne partitive bed and breakfastianne bed and breakfastejanne inessive bed and breakfastissanne bed and breakfasteissanne elative bed and breakfastistanne bed and breakfasteistanne illative bed and breakfastiinne bed and breakfasteihinne adessive bed and breakfastillanne bed and breakfasteillanne ablative bed and breakfastiltanne bed and breakfasteiltanne allative bed and breakfastillenne bed and breakfasteillenne essive bed and breakfastinanne bed and breakfasteinanne translative bed and breakfastiksenne bed and breakfasteiksenne abessive bed and breakfastittanne bed and breakfasteittanne instructive — — comitative — bed and breakfasteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bed and breakfastinsa bed and breakfastinsa accusative nom. bed and breakfastinsa bed and breakfastinsa gen. bed and breakfastinsa genitive bed and breakfastinsa bed and breakfastiensa partitive bed and breakfastiaan bed and breakfastiansa bed and breakfastejaan bed and breakfastejansa inessive bed and breakfastissaan bed and breakfastissansa bed and breakfasteissaan bed and breakfasteissansa elative bed and breakfastistaan bed and breakfastistansa bed and breakfasteistaan bed and breakfasteistansa illative bed and breakfastiinsa bed and breakfasteihinsa adessive bed and breakfastillaan bed and breakfastillansa bed and breakfasteillaan bed and breakfasteillansa ablative bed and breakfastiltaan bed and breakfastiltansa bed and breakfasteiltaan bed and breakfasteiltansa allative bed and breakfastilleen bed and breakfastillensa bed and breakfasteilleen bed and breakfasteillensa essive bed and breakfastinaan bed and breakfastinansa bed and breakfasteinaan bed and breakfasteinansa translative bed and breakfastikseen bed and breakfastiksensa bed and breakfasteikseen bed and breakfasteiksensa abessive bed and breakfastittaan bed and breakfastittansa bed and breakfasteittaan bed and breakfasteittansa instructive — — comitative — bed and breakfasteineen bed and breakfasteinensa

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bed and breakfast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛd em ˈbrɛk.fast/

Noun

bed and breakfast m (invariable)

1. bed and breakfast (guesthouse)

   Synonym: (initialism) B&B

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbed ˌam ˈbɾeiɡfast/ [ˌbeð̞ ˌãm ˈbɾei̯ɣ̞.fast̪]

Noun

bed and breakfast m (plural bedes and breakfasts or bed and breakfast)

1. bed and breakfast