Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ospiˈtal/

Line drawing of hospital
Coloured illustration of hospital
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Translation

hospital

Word origin

From Latin hospitalis ('relating to a guest'), from hospes, hospitis ('guest, host').

Origin
Latin
Root
hospitalis
English cognates
hospital, hospitality, hostel, hotel

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

.

They took him to hospital very quickly last night.

cercano .

The nearest hospital is twenty minutes away by car.

.

She has been working as a nurse at a public hospital for years.

.

I visited my uncle at the hospital every afternoon last week.

marzo.

The city's new hospital will open its doors in March.

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