See also: ospedałe

Italian

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 ospedale on Italian Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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ospedale m (plural ospedali)

  1. hospital
    Synonyms: clinica, nosocomio
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Further reading

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