Spitaal

Hunsrik

Etymology

    From Central Franconian Spidol, from Middle High German spitāl, from Old High German hospitalhūs, from Late Latin hospitāle + Old High German hūs.[1] Doublet of Hospital.

    Cognate with German Spital.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃpiˈtɔːl/
    • Rhymes: -ɔːl
    • Syllabification: Spi‧taal

    Noun

    Spitaal n (plural Spiteeler)

    1. synonym of Krankehaus (hospital)

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Spitaal”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 154, column 2