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Spidol
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spidol
Central Franconian
Etymology
gmw-cfr :inh gmh:spitāl<id:hospital> hospital
From gmw-cfr gmh spitāl, gmh hospitāl, from gmw-cfr goh *hospitāl (attested in goh hospitālhūs hospital), from gmw-cfr la hospitale. Compare regional de Spital.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ʃpeˈdɔːl/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n plural Spidöler or Spidäler diminutive Spidölche or Spidälche
gmw-cfr most dialects hospital
gmw-cfr Wann se mich net tirek en et Spidol jebraht hätte, wör ich jestorve. If they hadn’t brought me directly to the hospital, I would’ve died.
Usage notes
The forms Spidöler; Spidölche are Ripuarian; the forms Spidäler; Spidälche are Moselle Franconian.
Descendants
hrx Spitaal
lb Spidol
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh spitāl, gmh hospitāl, from lb goh *hospitāl (attested in goh hospitālhūs hospital), from lb la hospitale. Compare regional de Spital.
Pronunciation
lb /ʃpiˈdoːl/
Noun
n Spideeler
hospital
lb Wa se mech net direkt an d’Spidol bruecht hätten, wier ech gestuerwen. If they hadn’t brought me directly to the hospital, I would’ve died.