ospedale

== Italian == === Alternative forms === spedale (Tuscan, popular) hospedale (obsolete spelling) ospidale === Etymology === From earlier *ospetale, from Late Latin hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), substantivization of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable; pertaining to a host or guest”). Doublet of ospitale and hotel, which were borrowed from Latin and French respectively. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /os.peˈda.le/ Rhymes: -ale Hyphenation: o‧spe‧dà‧le === Noun === ospedale m (plural ospedali) hospital Synonyms: clinica, nosocomio ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === ospedale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana