Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
spi-tal
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A charitable house to receive and care for sick people, later distinguished from a hospital as being especially for those of a low class or meagre financial means.

name

A suburb of Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9675).

name

An eastern suburb of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3970).

name

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3483).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English spitel, an aphetic form, from Medieval Latin hospitāle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spitel, hospitāle

Inflected Forms

spitals (plural) spittle (alternative)

Derived Forms

spitalhouse

Phrases

Owmby-by-Spital

Frequently Paired Words

hospital Spittal

Questions

What does spital mean?
A charitable house to receive and care for sick people, later distinguished from a hospital as being especially for those of a low class or meagre financial means.
Where does spital come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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