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hospital en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈhɑs.pɪ.tl̩/ (General-American)
• /ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• /ˈhɑs.pɪ.ɾl̩/ (General-American)
• /ˈɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Late Latin hospitālebor. Old French hospitalbor. Middle English hospital English hospital From Middle English hospital, hospitall, from Old French hospital (Modern French hôpital), from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from noun use of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”). Doublet of hotel and hostel. Displaced native Middle English lechehous, from Old English lǣċehūs (literally “doctor house”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Hospitable.
   • At last the Ocean, that hospital friend to the wretched, opened her capacious arms to receive him; and he instantly resolved to accept her kind invitation. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

Forms

Translations (3)

mh aujpitōļ (relational to hospitals) · es hospitalario (relational to hospitals) · es nosocomial (relational to hospitals)

hospital en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈhɑs.pɪ.tl̩/ (General-American)
• /ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• /ˈhɑs.pɪ.ɾl̩/ (General-American)
• /ˈɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Late Latin hospitālebor. Old French hospitalbor. Middle English hospital English hospital From Middle English hospital, hospitall, from Old French hospital (Modern French hôpital), from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from noun use of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”). Doublet of hotel and hostel. Displaced native Middle English lechehous, from Old English lǣċehūs (literally “doctor house”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.
   • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to the hospital.
   • This section of the Act gives the court powers to assess whether treatment is going to be beneficial and hence whether hospital is a suitable disposal option. 2010, Sameer P. Sarkar, “Mental health law and the mentally disordered offender”, in Annie Bartlett, Gill McGauley, editors, Forensic Mental Health: Concepts, Systems, and Practice, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, section 3 (Law), page 265:
   • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.
2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse.
   • The foundling hospital took in abandoned children and educated them.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A place of lodging.
   • […] they spide a goodly castle, plast / Foreby a riuer in a pleasaunt dale, / Which choosing for that euenings hospitale, / They thither marcht […] 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

Forms

Coordinates

nurse's office · infirmary · doctor's office · surgery

Deriveds

field hospital · hospital gown · in the hospital · hospitalism · hospital bag · maternity hospital · hospitalman · cottage hospital · military hospital · hospital sock · children's hospital · hospital bed · hospitalization · posthospital · mental hospital · teaching hospital · prehospital · base hospital · Magdalene hospital · marine hospital · hospital gangrene · hospital order · in-hospital · hospital corpsman · psych hospital · psychiatric hospital · antihospital · hospicentric · hospital soap · Magdalen hospital · hospital corner · Hospital Row · hospitalist · nonhospital · hospital ship · general hospital · put someone in hospital · lock hospital · multihospital · hospital pass · interhospital · veterinary hospital · hospitalize · intrahospital · superhospital · hospitalise · in hospital · hospital fever · hospital pharmacy

Descendants

اسپتال · હોસ્પિટલ · aujpitōļ · হসপিটাল · sepetlele · hospital · sepital · اسپتال · ஆசுபத்திரி · hospitali · isibhedlela · इस्पितळ · ҳоспитал · ஆஸ்பத்திரி · ṣṣbiṭar · ሆስፒታል · हॉस्पिटल · hospital

Hyponyms

clinic · lazaretto · leprosarium · institution · lazar house · asylum · field hospital · leprosery · lazaret

Relateds

hospitality · hospice · hospitaller · hospitable · host

Synonyms

sickhouse

Translations (332)

rcf lopital (large medical facility) · mr दवाखाना (large medical facility) · mhr госпиталь (large medical facility) · os рынчындон (large medical facility) · ff 𞤧𞤢𞤬𞤪𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤵 (large medical facility) · mn эмнэлэг (large medical facility) · gu ઈસ્પિતાલ (large medical facility) · zu isibhedlela (large medical facility) · gd taigh-tinnis (large medical facility) · ha asibiti (large medical facility) · an espital (large medical facility) · nn sjukehus (large medical facility) · bua эмнэлгэ (large medical facility) · ee kɔdzi (large medical facility) · sv sjukhus (large medical facility) · kea ospital (large medical facility) · gv thie lheihys (large medical facility) · kw kloa'ji (large medical facility) · tg шифохона (large medical facility) · rue шпіта́ль (large medical facility) · am ሆስፒታል (large medical facility) · pjt atjupitila (large medical facility) · is spítali (large medical facility) · be шпіта́ль (large medical facility) · kix mūolījàm (large medical facility) · to fale mahaki (large medical facility) · ka ჰოსპიტალი (large medical facility) · kw klavji (large medical facility) · gu રુગ્ણાલય (large medical facility) · ar سبيطار (large medical facility) · fo vælgerðarstovnur (large medical facility) · jje 벵완 (large medical facility) · pam uspital (large medical facility) · gug tasyo (large medical facility) · gd taigh-leighis (large medical facility) · tk gospital (large medical facility) · izh bolnitsa (large medical facility) · ur ہَسْپَتال (large medical facility) · mn ᠾᠣᠰᠫᠢᠲ᠋ᠠᠯᠢ (large medical facility) · la infirmaria (large medical facility) · sd اسپتال (large medical facility) · sw hospitali (large medical facility) · sv lasarett (large medical facility) · ss esibhedlela (large medical facility) · mh aujpitōļ (large medical facility) · cv сыватмӑш (large medical facility) · fa شَفَاخَانَه (large medical facility) · wuu 醫院 /医院 (large medical facility) · be ляка́рня (large medical facility) · be бальні́ца (large medical facility) · ru кли́ника (large medical facility) · ca hospital (large medical facility) · new चिकित्सालय (large medical facility) · ja 病院 (large medical facility) · cy ysbyty (large medical facility) · cho abeka aiasha (large medical facility) · ar خستخانة (large medical facility) · nb sykehus (large medical facility) · ru лече́бница (large medical facility) · crh şifahane (large medical facility) · fa مَریضْخانِه (large medical facility) · mhr лечебнице (large medical facility) · luy osipito (large medical facility) · nb sjukehus (large medical facility) · tpi haus sik (large medical facility) · ur صِحَت خانَہ (large medical facility) · lt ligoninė (large medical facility) · grc ὑγιαστήριον (large medical facility) · so isbitaal (large medical facility) · crh hastahane (large medical facility) · ar مُسْتَشْفًى (large medical facility) · tet uma-moras (large medical facility) · pam pipamanuluan (large medical facility) · tg касалхона (large medical facility) · ht lopital (large medical facility) · xh esibhedlele (large medical facility) · te వైద్యశాల (large medical facility) · ug بالنىتسا (large medical facility) · pt hospital (large medical facility) · ps هاسپيټل (large medical facility) · iu ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃ (large medical facility) · tg беморхона (large medical facility) · ur بِیمار خانَہ (large medical facility) · mn ᠪᠣᠯᠢᠨᠢᠼᠠ (large medical facility) · es hospital (large medical facility) · nl kliniek (large medical facility) · de Spital (large medical facility) · sk nemocnica (large medical facility) · pl szpital (large medical facility) · hil bululngan (large medical facility) · mn ᠡᠮᠨᠡᠯᠭᠡ (large medical facility) · ur شِفا خانَہ (large medical facility) · tk keselhana (large medical facility) · zh бинйүан (large medical facility) · ko 의원 (large medical facility) · tt хастаханә (large medical facility) · tkl falemai (large medical facility) · myv ормакудо (large medical facility) · th โรงพยาบาล (large medical facility) · kl napparsimmavik (large medical facility) · xnb tapasavuana (large medical facility) · fr hôpital (large medical facility) · ml ആശുപത്രി (large medical facility) · pap hòspital (large medical facility) · frp hèpetâl (large medical facility) · rue бо́лниця (large medical facility) · tet ospitál (large medical facility) · nl hospitaal (large medical facility) · vi bệnh viện (large medical facility) · el νοσοκομείο (large medical facility) · chr ᏧᏂᏢᎩᎢ (large medical facility) · yue 醫院 /医院 (large medical facility) · ur بِیمارِسْتان (large medical facility) · vi nhà thương (large medical facility) · ta ஆஸ்பத்திரி (large medical facility) · sn chipatara (large medical facility) · az hospital (large medical facility) · ar مَارِسْتَان (large medical facility) · ff safrirdu (large medical facility) · sq spital (large medical facility) · nbh janar (large medical facility) · ms rumah sakit (large medical facility) · qu unquna wasi (large medical facility) · qu jampina wasi (large medical facility) · tk госпитал (large medical facility) · mr रुग्णालय (large medical facility) · gv spittal (large medical facility) · haw hale maʻi (large medical facility) · la nosocomīum (large medical facility) · bn হাসপাতাল (large medical facility) · te దవాఖానా (large medical facility) · km មន្ទីរព្យាបាលរោគ (large medical facility) · kk аурухана (large medical facility) · tr emlerge (large medical facility) · ms sepital (large medical facility) · rsk больнїца (large medical facility) · tl pagamutan (large medical facility) · se buhcciidviessu (large medical facility) · haw haukapila (large medical facility) · cs špitál (large medical facility) · or ଡାକ୍ତରଖାନା (large medical facility) · chy naa'émâhéó'o (large medical facility) · sl bolnišnica (large medical facility) · oc espitau (large medical facility) · mhr стационар (large medical facility) · ba хәстәхана (large medical facility) · ab ахәшәтәырҭа (large medical facility) · hsb chorownja (large medical facility) · ast hospital (large medical facility) · la valētūdinārium (large medical facility) · as হস্পিতাল (large medical facility) · pa ਹਸਪਤਾਲ (large medical facility) · ug شىپاخانا (large medical facility) · ar سْبِيتَار (large medical facility) · id rumah sakit (large medical facility) · mhr больнице (large medical facility) · lb Klinick (large medical facility) · ba дауахана (large medical facility) · ms hospital (large medical facility) · vec ospeal (large medical facility) · ne चिकित्सालय (large medical facility) · rue шпіта́льня (large medical facility) · te చికిత్సాలయము (large medical facility) · cv пульница (large medical facility) · za yihyen (large medical facility) · hi रुग्णालय (large medical facility) · af hospitaal (large medical facility) · ar مُسْتَشْفى (large medical facility) · dv އަސްފަތާލު (large medical facility) · hrx Krankehaus (large medical facility) · eu ospitale (large medical facility) · sa चिकित्सालय (large medical facility) · mn больниц (large medical facility) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ (large medical facility) · ur اَسْپَتال (large medical facility) · ja 医院 (large medical facility) · ang lǣċehūs (large medical facility) · dtp lamin pongusapan (large medical facility) · eu erietxe (large medical facility) · ty fare maʻi (large medical facility) · si රෝහල් (large medical facility) · fa شَفاخانِه (large medical facility) · nl klinieken (large medical facility) · si ආරෝග්යශාලා (large medical facility) · te ఆసుపత్రి (large medical facility) · ga ospidéal (large medical facility) · sh bólnica (large medical facility) · yi שפּיטאָל (large medical facility) · tg бемористон (large medical facility) · gd taigh-eiridinn (large medical facility) · zh 病院 (large medical facility) · bal اسپتال (large medical facility) · tk кеселхана (large medical facility) · mhr эмер (large medical facility) · ka საავადმყოფო (large medical facility) · hil ospital (large medical facility) · niu fale gagao (large medical facility) · nv azeeʼálʼį́ (large medical facility) · uk го́спіталь (large medical facility) · da hospital (large medical facility) · nd isibhedlela (large medical facility) · ar مُسْتَشْفًى (large medical facility) · dv ހޮސްޕިޓަލު (large medical facility) · dz སྨན་ཁང (large medical facility) · mt sptar (large medical facility) · nl gasthuizen (large medical facility) · da sygehus (large medical facility) · ru больни́ца (large medical facility) · zh 醫院 /医院 (large medical facility) · ti ሆስፒታል (large medical facility) · mn ᠡᠮᠨᠡᠯᠭᠡ ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ (large medical facility) · rsk шпиталь (large medical facility) · shu لبتان (large medical facility) · hil klinika (large medical facility) · fo sjúkrahús (large medical facility) · tr hastane (large medical facility) · bg бо́лница (large medical facility) · am ሐኪም ቤት (large medical facility) · st sepetlele (large medical facility) · ky оорукана (large medical facility) · gl hospital (large medical facility) · mg hopitaly (large medical facility) · sl bolnica (large medical facility) · yo ilé-ìwòsàn (large medical facility) · hi चिकित्सालय (large medical facility) · lo ໂຮງພະຢາບານ (large medical facility) · eo malsanulejo (large medical facility) · hi शफ़ाख़ाना (large medical facility) · kn ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ (large medical facility) · bo སྨན་ཁང (large medical facility) · uk шпита́ль (large medical facility) · hak 病院 (large medical facility) · mfe lopital (large medical facility) · tt шифаханә (large medical facility) · ur دارُ الشِّفا (large medical facility) · it ospedale (large medical facility) · grc νοσοκομεῖον (large medical facility) · ckb نەخۆشخانە (large medical facility) · az xəstəxana (large medical facility) · cs nemocnice (large medical facility) · ckb خەستەخانە (large medical facility) · vo malädanöp (large medical facility) · pdt Hospitol (large medical facility) · mn эмнэлэг хороо (large medical facility) · ur مَرِیض خانَہ (large medical facility) · uk ліка́рня (large medical facility) · hy հիվանդանոց (large medical facility) · nl ziekenhuis (large medical facility) · kmr xestexane (large medical facility) · ug دوختۇرخانا (large medical facility) · uz shifoxona (large medical facility) · ps شفاخانه (large medical facility) · ny chipatala (large medical facility) · ru го́спиталь (large medical facility) · kmr bîmaristan (large medical facility) · tg маризхона (large medical facility) · ur مُسْتَشْفیٰ (large medical facility) · ug دوختورخانا (large medical facility) · km មន្ទីរពេទ្យ (large medical facility) · he בֵּית חוֹלִים (large medical facility) · et haigla (large medical facility) · ta மருத்துவமனை (large medical facility) · lb Klinik (large medical facility) · oc espital (large medical facility) · ee atikewɔƒe (large medical facility) · ro spital (large medical facility) · be бо́льніца (large medical facility) · myv пичкомакудо (large medical facility) · ar قشلة (large medical facility) · es nosocomio (large medical facility) · uz kasalxona (large medical facility) · se buohcceviessu (large medical facility) · vec ospedal (large medical facility) · ln ndáko ya bokɔnɔ (large medical facility) · ps روغتون (large medical facility) · vi y viện (large medical facility) · hi शिफ़ाख़ाना (large medical facility) · hu kórház (large medical facility) · fa بیمارْخانِه (large medical facility) · nl hospitalen (large medical facility) · sh бо́лница (large medical facility) · ar إسبيطَار (large medical facility) · sm falema'i (large medical facility) · tr sayrılarevi (large medical facility) · mr इस्पितळ (large medical facility) · ln lopitálo (large medical facility) · bol azibiti (large medical facility) · lb Spidol (large medical facility) · ist uspadal (large medical facility) · nl ziekenhuizen (large medical facility) · jv omah sakit (large medical facility) · tum chipatala (large medical facility) · ko 병원 (large medical facility) · jra sang ia jrao (large medical facility) · kmr nexweşxane (large medical facility) · de Spital (large medical facility) · gd ospadal (large medical facility) · de Krankenhaus (large medical facility) · alt эмчилик (large medical facility) · ota خستهخانه (large medical facility) · hif aspataal (large medical facility) · ps هسپټال (large medical facility) · nl gasthuis (large medical facility) · lo ໂຮງໝໍ (large medical facility) · mr हॉस्पिटल (large medical facility) · lmo ospedal (large medical facility) · mk бо́лница (large medical facility) · fur ospedâl (large medical facility) · ar مستشفة (large medical facility) · cdo 醫院 /医院 (large medical facility) · mey طب (large medical facility) · hi अस्पताल (large medical facility) · scn spitali (large medical facility) · dsb chórownja (large medical facility) · jv griya sakit (large medical facility) · tl ospital (large medical facility) · mhr эмлымвер (large medical facility) · ne अस्पताल (large medical facility) · fi sairaala (large medical facility) · ce больница (large medical facility) · te చికిత్సాశాల (large medical facility) · eo hospitalo (large medical facility) · wrz baláy-tambalan (large medical facility) · ti ቤት ሕክምና (large medical facility) · uk болни́ця (large medical facility) · fa بیمارِسْتان (large medical facility) · lv slimnīca (large medical facility) · is sjúkrahús (large medical facility) · my ဆေးရုံ (large medical facility) · mn госпиталь (large medical facility) · luo osuptal (large medical facility) · ia hospital (large medical facility)

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