lazaret

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lazaret, from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto; see further at lazaretto. Doublet of lazaretto. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌlæzəˈɹɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt Hyphenation: la‧zar‧et === Noun === lazaret (plural lazarets) Synonym of lazaretto. (historical) A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis. (historical, also figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. (nautical) A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored. ==== Alternative forms ==== lazarette (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== lazaret fever === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lazaret, from Italian lazzaretto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌlaː.zaːˈrɛt/ Hyphenation: la‧za‧ret Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === lazaret m or n (plural lazaretten, no diminutive) a medical facility for people suffering from leprosy or mesel, a lazaret, a medical leprosery a field hospital Synonym: veldhospitaal == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian lazzaretto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /la.za.ʁɛ/ === Noun === lazaret m (plural lazarets) lazaret === Further reading === “lazaret”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Alternative forms === łazaret (Near Masovian) === Etymology === Borrowed from French lazaret. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laˈza.rɛt/ Rhymes: -arɛt Syllabification: la‧za‧ret === Noun === lazaret m inan (related adjective lazaretowy) (historical) lazaretto, lazaret, lazarette (building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases) (historical) lazaretto, leprosarium, leprosery, leper colony (medical facility specializing in treating contagious diseases, especially leprosy) Synonym: leprozorium ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “lazaret”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “lazaret”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) lazaret in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lazaret. === Noun === lazaret n (plural lazarete) lazaret ==== Declension ====