hôpital
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French hospital, from Old French hospital, borrowed from Late Latin hospitāle (“hospital, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hôtel.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /o.pi.tal/, /ɔ.pi.tal/
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → Kaba: òpìtāl
- → Chadian Arabic: لبتان
Further reading
- “hôpital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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