"sickhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sickhouses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sykhous, sek hous (“hospital”, literally “a house for the sick”), equivalent to sick + house. Cognate with West Frisian sikehûs (“hospital”), Dutch ziekenhuis (“hospital”), German Low German Süükhuus, Sükenhuus (“hospital”), German Siechhaus, Siechenhaus (“infirmary”), Danish sygehus (“hospital”), Swedish sjukhus (“hospital”), Icelandic sjúkrahús (“hospital”). Compare also German Krankenhaus (“hospital”), Saterland Frisian Kroankenhuus (“hospital”), Old English lǣċehūs (“hospital”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sykhous}} Middle English sykhous, {{m|enm|sek hous|lit=a house for the sick|t=hospital}} sek hous (“hospital”, literally “a house for the sick”), {{com|en|sick|house}} sick + house, {{cog|fy|sikehûs|t=hospital}} West Frisian sikehûs (“hospital”), {{cog|nl|ziekenhuis|t=hospital}} Dutch ziekenhuis (“hospital”), {{cog|nds-de|Süükhuus}} German Low German Süükhuus, {{m|nds-de|Sükenhuus|t=hospital}} Sükenhuus (“hospital”), {{cog|de|Siechhaus}} German Siechhaus, {{m|de|Siechenhaus|t=infirmary}} Siechenhaus (“infirmary”), {{cog|da|sygehus|t=hospital}} Danish sygehus (“hospital”), {{cog|sv|sjukhus|t=hospital}} Swedish sjukhus (“hospital”), {{cog|is|sjúkrahús|t=hospital}} Icelandic sjúkrahús (“hospital”), {{cog|de|Krankenhaus|t=hospital}} German Krankenhaus (“hospital”), {{cog|stq|Kroankenhuus|t=hospital}} Saterland Frisian Kroankenhuus (“hospital”), {{cog|ang|lǣċehūs|t=hospital}} Old English lǣċehūs (“hospital”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sickhouse (plural sickhouses)
  1. A place where sick or injured people are cared for; a hospital. Synonyms: infirmary
    Sense id: en-sickhouse-en-noun-jC9Bzp8r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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