ziekenhuis

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈzi.kə(n).ɦœy̯s/

noun
Definitions
  • A hospital, medical care facility
  • (by extension) An infirmary

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch siechuus compound from Dutch, Flemish zieke (patient, sick person) + Dutch, Flemish -n- + Dutch, Flemish huis (house, home, encasing, huis, institution, house -, house-, domestic-, domestic, building, casing, construction).

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Dutch (Brabantic)

huis

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house, home, encasing, huis, institution, house -, house-, domestic-, domestic, building, casing, construction

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