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Etymology edit

From syg (sick) +‎ hus (house), compare Swedish sjukhus, English sickhouse, German Siechenhaus, Dutch ziekenhuis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /syːɣəhuːˀs/, [ˈsyːyˌhuˀs]

Noun edit

sygehus n (singular definite sygehuset, plural indefinite sygehuse)

  1. hospital

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