Spidol

Spidol

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German spitāl, hospitāl, from Old High German *hospitāl (attested in hospitālhūs (“hospital”)), from Latin hospitale. Compare regional German Spital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpeˈdɔːl/

Noun

Spidol n (plural Spidöler or Spidäler, diminutive Spidölche or Spidälche)

1. (most dialects) hospital

   Wann se mich net tirek en et Spidol jebrat hätte, wör ich jestorve.

   If they hadn’t brought me directly to the hospital, I would’ve died.

Usage notes

• The forms Spidöler; Spidölche are Ripuarian; the forms Spidäler; Spidälche are Moselle Franconian.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German spitāl, hospitāl, from Old High German *hospitāl (attested in hospitālhūs (“hospital”)), from Latin hospitale. Compare regional German Spital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpiˈdoːl/

Noun

Spidol n (plural Spideeler)

1. hospital

   Wa se mech net direkt an d’Spidol bruecht hätten, wier ech gestuerwen.

   If they hadn’t brought me directly to the hospital, I would’ve died.