hospital

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Inflection 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 See also 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French hospital < Latin hospitālis (“‘hospitable’”) < hospes (“‘host, guest’”)

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hospital (plural hospitals)

1. A building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying. Usually has a staff of doctors and nurses to aid in the treatment of patients.

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• hospitable
• hospitality

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hospital n. (singular definite hospitalet, plural indefinite hospitaler)

1. hospital

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• sygehus n.

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hospital m. (plural hospitales)

1. hospital

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• clínica

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hospital n.

Inflection for hospital	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	hospital	hospitalet	hospital	hospitalen
Possessive form	hospitals	hospitalets	hospitals	hospitalens

1. (archaic) (19th century) mental hospital