Krankenhaus

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German

Etymology

Kranker (“sick person, patient”) +‎ -en- +‎ Haus (“house”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌhaʊ̯s/, /ˈkʁaŋkŋ̩ˌhaʊ̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: Kran‧ken‧haus

Noun

Krankenhaus n (strong, genitive Krankenhauses, plural Krankenhäuser, diminutive Krankenhäuschen n)

  1. hospital
    Synonyms: Klinik; Klinikum; (regional or dated) Spital; (literary; dated) Hospital; Krankenanstalt

Usage notes

  • The word Spital is preferred in Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, and South Tyrol. See there for more.

Declension

Declension of Krankenhaus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Krankenhaus die Krankenhäuser
genitive eines des Krankenhauses der Krankenhäuser
dative einem dem Krankenhaus, Krankenhause1 den Krankenhäusern
accusative ein das Krankenhaus die Krankenhäuser

1Now rare, see notes.

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