Lazarett
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German
Etymology
16th century, from Italian lazzaretto, in part through French lazaret.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lazarett n (strong, genitive Lazarettes or Lazaretts, plural Lazarette or Lazaretts)
- (dated) any military hospital
- a military hospital under war conditions
- short for Feldlazarett (“field hospital”)
- a similar non-military facility (usually after a natural disaster)
Declension
Declension of Lazarett
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Lazarett | die | Lazarette, Lazaretts |
| genitive | eines | des | Lazarettes, Lazaretts | der | Lazarette, Lazaretts |
| dative | einem | dem | Lazarett, Lazarette1 | den | Lazaretten, Lazaretts |
| accusative | ein | das | Lazarett | die | Lazarette, Lazaretts |
1Now rare, see notes.
Synonyms
- (any military hospital): Militärkrankenhaus
- (hospital under war conditions): Kriegskrankenhaus
- (mobile non-military hospital): Behelfskrankenhaus