Spital

spital špital špitál English Etymology See en spital. Proper noun en suburb town/Windsor bor/Windsor and Maidenhead co/Berkshire cc/England OS grid ref SU9675. OS: Berkshire en eastern suburb town/Chesterfield co/Derbyshire cc/England OS grid ref SK3970. en suburb in the metbor/Wirral co/Merseyside cc/England OS grid ref SJ3483. Ward map (Wirral) Derived terms en Owmby-by-Spital See also en Spittal References German Alternative forms de Hospital literary dated de Spittel Etymology From de gmh spitāl, gmh hospitāl, from de goh *hospitāl (attested in goh hospitālhūs hospital), from de la hospitale. Pronunciation de /ʃpiˈtaːl/ [ʃpiˈtaːl] [ʃpɪ-] de De-Spital.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de aːl 2 de Spi tal Noun n,,^er de dated outside Luxembourg Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein South Tyrol Southern Germany hospital de Krankenhaus overall more common de dated nursing home de dated poorhouse Usage notes The word remains predominant (vis-à-vis de Krankenhaus) in Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol. Both words are common in many parts of southern Germany. In northern and central Germany, Spital is dated and now used almost exclusively by some of the older generation. Declension n,,^er Descendants pl szpital 1 ro spital 1 1 yi שפּיטאָל 1 Further reading de