hôpital
French
Etymology
From Middle French hospital, from Old French hospital, borrowed from Late Latin hospitālis (“hospice, shelter”), noun use of Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hôtel.
Pronunciation
Noun
hôpital m (plural hôpitaux)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hôpital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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