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English
Noun
hosp
- Abbreviation of hospital.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English hosp (“reproach, insult, contumely, blasphemy”).
Noun
hosp (plural hosps)
- detraction, blasphemy, to hold in derision, vilify
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hosp, *husp (“derision, mockery”), of obscure origin. Likely an alteration of Proto-West Germanic *hosk, *husk (“derision, mockery”), from Proto-Germanic *huskaz, *huską (“mockery”), from Proto-Indo-European *kūd- (“to shout, be naughty, mock”). More at Old English husċ.
Pronunciation
Noun
hosp m
- reproach, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
Declension
Declension of hosp (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin hospes.
Noun
hosp m (plural hosps)
- (Sursilvan) guest
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) giast
Vilamovian
Noun
hosp f (plural hospa)
- hasp