spital

spit·al

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spit-l]
- /ˈspɪt l/
- /spˈɪtəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spit-l]
- /ˈspɪt l/

Definitions of spital word

noun spital a hospital, especially one for lazars. 1
noun spital a shelter on a highway. 1
noun spital a hospital, esp for the needy sick 0
noun spital a highway shelter 0
noun spital a hospital, esp. one for the poor or for lepers, etc. 0
noun spital a travelers' wayside shelter 0

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Origin of spital

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

1625-35; alteration of spittle, Middle English spitel < Medieval Latin hospitāle; see hospital

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Parts of speech for Spital

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spital

spital popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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