Lazarett

German

Etymology

16th century, from Italian lazzaretto, in part through French lazaret.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /latsaˈrɛt/, [lät͡säˈʁɛt]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

Lazarett n (strong, genitive Lazarettes or Lazaretts, plural Lazarette or Lazaretts)

  1. (dated) any military hospital
  2. a military hospital under war conditions
  3. short for Feldlazarett (“field hospital”)
  4. a similar non-military facility (usually after a natural disaster)

Declension
Declension of Lazarett [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lazarett die Lazarette, Lazaretts
genitive eines des Lazarettes, Lazaretts der Lazarette, Lazaretts
dative einem dem Lazarett, Lazarette1 den Lazaretten, Lazaretts
accusative ein das Lazarett die Lazarette, Lazaretts

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms
  • (any military hospital): Militärkrankenhaus
  • (hospital under war conditions): Kriegskrankenhaus
  • (mobile non-military hospital): Behelfskrankenhaus

Further reading
  • “Lazarett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lazarett” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Lazarett” in Duden online
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