hosto

Signification (Anglais)

1. (informal, masculine) hospital
2. (dated, informal, masculine) lodging
3. (dated, informal, masculine) abode

Synonymes

hôpital

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infirmerie

Traductions

hospital

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ospedale

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νοσοκομείο

hospital

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hospital

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Krankenhaus

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clinic

Hospital

nosocomium

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nosocomio

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مستشفى

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Klinik

hospital

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Spital

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Spital

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔs.to/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from a regional language of France, ultimately from Latin hospitālis. Doublet of hôtel.
First documented as soldiers' slang in 1915. The army provided an environment ripe for this sort of borrowing, as it had brought together conscripts from across the country.
The spelling with ⟨eau⟩ is original. Modern speakers prefer ⟨o⟩ as the word has effectively been 'adopted' as the o-clipping of hôpital.