Old English · noun
læcehus
Normalised lǣċehūs
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌxuːs/[ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌhuːs]
- Syllables
- ˈlæː · t͡ʃe · ˌxuːs (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- hospital
Meaning
-
hospital
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 10:34
He set him on his animal, and took him to a hospital, and treated him.
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From lǣċe (“doctor”) + hūs (“house”).
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