hospicjum

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hospitium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xɔsˈpit͡s.jum/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sjum
  • Syllabification: hos‧pic‧jum

Noun

hospicjum n (related adjective hospicjalny or hospicyjny)

  1. (medicine) hospice (facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
  2. (archaic) inn, tavern
    Synonym: gospoda
  3. (archaic) pied-à-terre, homestay, lodgings for students
    Synonym: stancja

Declension
Declension of hospicjum
singular plural
nominative hospicjum hospicja
genitive hospicjum hospicjów
dative hospicjum hospicjom
accusative hospicjum hospicja
instrumental hospicjum hospicjami
locative hospicjum hospicjach
vocative hospicjum hospicja

Further reading
  • hospicjum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hospicjum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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