Lazarett

German

Etymology

16th century, from Italian lazzaretto, in part through French lazaret.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /latsaˈrɛt/, [lät͡säˈʁɛt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

Lazarett n (strong, genitive Lazarettes or Lazaretts, plural Lazarette or Lazaretts)

  1. (dated) any military hospital
  2. a military hospital under war conditions
  3. short for Feldlazarett (“field hospital”)
  4. a similar non-military facility (usually after a natural disaster)

Declension

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Synonyms
  • (any military hospital): Militärkrankenhaus
  • (hospital under war conditions): Kriegskrankenhaus
  • (mobile non-military hospital): Behelfskrankenhaus

Further reading
  • “Lazarett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lazarett” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Lazarett” in Duden online
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