gasthuis

Dutch

Etymology

From gast (“guest”) +‎ huis (“house”). From Middle Dutch gasthūs.
a. 1700s,
c. 1800s – c. hospital, almshouse, charitable institution.
This term as well as its Germanic cognates: Old High German gasthūs whence Middle High German gasthūs, Modern German Gasthaus, and Old English gæsthūs are likely calqued from Medieval Latin hospitale (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse, jail”), Cf. hôpital, hôtel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑst.ɦœy̯s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gast‧huis
  • Rhymes: -ɑstɦœy̯s
  • Homophone: Gasthuis

Noun

gasthuis n (plural gasthuizen, diminutive gasthuisje n)

  1. (Belgium) hospital

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