gasthuis

Concepts

hospital

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hospice

clinic

guest house

infirmary

Synonyms

hospitaal

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ziekenhuis

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kliniek

verpleeginrichting

Translations

Krankenhaus

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hôpital

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ospedale

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hospital

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hospital

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Hospital

νοσοκομείο

nosocomium

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مستشفى

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Hospiz

hospital

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nosocomio

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Spital

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hastane

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɣɑst.ɦœy̯s/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: gasthūs

Cognate with Old High German: gasthūs

Cognate with Middle High German: gasthūs

Cognate with German: Gasthaus

Cognate with Old English: gæsthūs

In summary

From gast (“guest”) + huis (“house”).
From Middle Dutch gasthūs.
a. 1700s house for the reception of strangers/foreigners/indigents/invalids, tavern, jail,
c. 1800s hospital, almshouse, charitable institution.
This term as well as its Germanic cognates: Old High German gasthūs whence Middle High German gasthūs, Modern German Gasthaus, and Old English gæsthūs are likely calqued from Medieval Latin hospitale (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse, jail”), Cf. hôpital, hôtel.