ospedale

hospital

noun oh-speh-DAH-leh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'hospitale', guest house

Usage Note

Ospedale is masculine despite ending in -e; its plural is ospedali. Say in ospedale (no article) for being admitted or hospitalized, much like English 'in hospital'. It shares its Latin root with ospite ('guest') and ostello ('hostel').

Examples

"L'ho portato all'ospedale."

Natural Translation

I took him to the hospital.

Literal Translation

Him-I-have taken to-the-hospital.

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