Foyer… What is it? What is the meaning behind this beautiful mysterious foreign word? What morphological features is it endowed with, what type of declension does it belong to, and is it inclined at all? You will find answers to these questions in this article.
Foyer: what is it?
When the word "foyer" is mentioned, it becomes obvious that it has non-Russian roots. Therefore, in order to clarify the meaning of the word "foyer", it is enough to open a dictionary of foreign words or a dictionary of borrowings.
So, a foyer is a hall or hall in a theater, club or cinema where visitors spend time before the start of the action or during breaks between them. In modern Russian, this word has another meaning - a hall in an educational institution.
For example:
- There was nowhere for the apple to fall in the foyer of the Modern View Theater before the premiere.
- Children had to change into a change of shoes in the foyer of the school to avoid soiling the floor with dirty shoes.
Morphological characteristics, declension
The word "foyer" came toRussian from French. It consists of four letters and four sounds, two of which are vowels. The stress falls on the second syllable.
Foyer - what is it in terms of morphology? It is a common and inanimate noun of the neuter gender. Like many neuter borrowed words, "foye" is an indeclinable noun, that is, its form remains the same in all cases.
| Case | Question | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | What? | We will be waiting for you in the lobby of the university. Don't be late. | What has been done to the foyer of the most famous theaters in the country: not everyone will like modern design! |
| Genitive | What? | A short girl in an old brown coat stood in the far corner of the foyer. | The teacher did not like the drawings of the various foyers, he ordered to redraw everything. |
| Dative | What? | The clumsy kid busily, like an adult, paced the lighted foyer. | Design students wandered around the lobby of various clubs, cinemas, theaters and took photos from various angles. |
| Accusative | What? | Having greeted each other and exchanging a couple of meaningless words, Marina and Alexei entered the foyer of the cinema destroyed by the explosion. | What is it: it is impossible to enter these foyers, queues from morning to evening, ticketsimpossible to get. |
| Instrumental | What? | The roof leaked over the foyer. What is this happening? The building needs renovation. | From the theater foyer, everything is more or less clear, let's move on to the halls. |
| Prepositional case | About what? | The guy in love stood in the lobby for three hours, but did not wait for anyone. | His impression of various institutions' foyers was mixed. |
Foyer: synonyms
Sometimes people prefer to replace borrowed words with synonyms.
Thus, the following words will become synonyms for the noun "foyer":
- Lobby: They didn't let Alexei go beyond the lobby.
- Hall: The foyer of the newly built cinema was stunning.
- Hall: Numerous lamps and lamps illuminated the hall.
- Room: The front room of the club has been hastily renovated.
- Entrance Hall: Guests were ushered into the entrance hall.
But they reflect the meaning of the noun "foyer" only partially.
