hospitaal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hospitaal, from Middle Dutch hospitael, Old French hospital, from Latin hospitālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔs.piˌtɑːl/

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Noun

hospitaal (plural hospitale)

1. hospital

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hospitael, Old French hospital (Modern French hôpital), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔs.piˌtaːl/

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• Hyphenation: hos‧pi‧taal

Noun

hospitaal n (plural hospitalen, diminutive hospitaaltje n)

1. hospital, now in particular a military hospital

Synonyms

• ziekenhuis

Derived terms

• garnizoenshospitaal
• hospitaalbroeder
• hospitaaldoek
• hospitaalkerkschip
• hospitaallinnen
• hospitaalridder
• hospitaalschip
• hospitaalsoldaat
• hospitaaltrein
• legerhospitaal
• noodhospitaal
• prehospitaal
• veldhospitaal

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hospitaal
• Malay: hospital
• → Caribbean Hindustani: aspatál

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch hospitaal, from Middle Dutch hospitael, from Old French hospital (Modern French hôpital), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”).

Noun

hospitaal (plural hospitaal-hospitaal)

1. (dated) synonym of rumah sakit (“hospital”)