leprozorium

Polish

leprozorium

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin leprōsārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛp.rɔˈzɔ.rjum/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrjum
• Syllabification: lep‧ro‧zo‧rium

Noun

leprozorium n

1. (historical) lazaretto, leprosarium, leprosery, leper colony (medical facility specializing in treating contagious diseases, especially leprosy)

   Synonym: lazaret

Declension

Declension of leprozorium

	singular	plural
nominative	leprozorium	leprozoria
genitive	leprozorium	leprozoriów
dative	leprozorium	leprozoriom
accusative	leprozorium	leprozoria
instrumental	leprozorium	leprozoriami
locative	leprozorium	leprozoriach
vocative	leprozorium	leprozoria

Further reading

• leprozorium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• leprozorium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• leprozorium in PWN's encyclopedia