szpëtôl

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Polish szpital.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɜtɞl/
  • Syllabification: szpë‧tôl

Noun

szpëtôl m inan

  1. hospital (medical facility for sick people)
    Synonyms: bolëca, chwiérnica, chorowniô, lazaret
  2. (obsolete) poorhouse, almshouse

Further reading
  • Bernard Sychta (1967–1973) “špëtål”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 5, page 286
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “szpital”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
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