hôpital

See also: hospital and Hospital

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French hospital, from Old French hospital (12th c.), a borrowing 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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Noun

hôpital m (plural hôpitaux)

  1. hospital

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chadian Arabic: لبتان (labtān)
  • Kaba: òpìtāl
  • Malagasy: hopitaly

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