ospedale

See also: ospedałe

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *ospetale, from Late Latin hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), substantivization of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable; pertaining to a host or guest”). Doublet of ospitale and hotel, which were borrowed from Latin and French respectively.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o.speˈda.le/
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  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: o‧spe‧dà‧le

Noun

ospedale m (plural ospedali)

  1. hospital
    Synonyms: clinica, nosocomio

Further reading
  • ospedale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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