hospicjum

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin hospitium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xɔsˈpit͡s.jum/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sjum
  • Syllabification: hos‧pic‧jum

Noun

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hospicjum n (related adjective hospicjalny or hospicyjny)

  1. (medicine) hospice (facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
  2. (archaic) inn, tavern
    Synonym: gospoda
  3. (archaic) pied-à-terre, homestay, lodgings for students
    Synonym: stancja

Declension

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Further reading

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  • hospicjum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hospicjum in Polish dictionaries at PWN