el
masculine
/ospiˈtal/
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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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