gasthuis

== Dutch == === Etymology === From gast (“guest”) +‎ huis (“house”). From Middle Dutch gasthūs. a. 1700s, c. 1800s – c. 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣɑst.ɦœy̯s/ Hyphenation: gast‧huis Rhymes: -ɑstɦœy̯s Homophone: Gasthuis === Noun === gasthuis n (plural gasthuizen, diminutive gasthuisje n) (Belgium) hospital ==== Synonyms ==== hospitaal kliniek ziekenhuis ==== Derived terms ==== Gasthuis ==== Related terms ==== gastenverblijf