læcehus
Old English
Etymology
lǣċe (“doctor”) + hūs (“house”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌxuːs/, [ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌhuːs]
Noun
lǣċehūs n
- hospital
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 10:34
- Hē hine on his nīeten āsette, and ġelǣdde on lǣċehūs, and hine ġelācnode.
- He set him on his animal, and took him to a hospital, and treated him.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 10:34
Declension
Declension of læcehus (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lǣċehūs | lǣċehūs |
accusative | lǣċehūs | lǣċehūs |
genitive | lǣċehūses | lǣċehūsa |
dative | lǣċehūse | lǣċehūsum |
Descendants
- Middle English: leche hous