spoed

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spoet, from Old Dutch *spuot, from Proto-West Germanic *spōdi.

The "emergency department" sense is a clipping of spoedafdeling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sput/
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Hyphenation: spoed
Rhymes: -ut

Noun

spoed m (uncountable)

speed
Synonym: snelheid
hurry, haste
Synonym: haast
(chiefly Belgium) emergency department of a hospital
thread pitch

Derived terms

spoedbehandeling
spoedcursus
spoedeisend
spoedgeval
spoedoperatie
spoedopname
spoedstuk
spoedzitting
spoedig
tegenspoed
voorspoed

Descendants

Afrikaans: spoed
→ Indonesian: seput, spoed

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch spoed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈspʊt]

Noun

spoed

(medicine) emergency, in sense of hurry
Synonym: cito

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