hôpital
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)
Derived terms
- c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité (and variants)
- hôpital ambulant
- hôpital psychiatrique
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “hôpital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.