Meaning

2 senses
  1. A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.

    Krankenhaus, Krankenstation, Ambulanz

    лазаре́тlazarét, медпу́нктmedpúnkt, санча́стьsančástʹ

    лазаре́тlazarét, медпу́нктmedpúnkt, санчасти́наsančastýna

  2. A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

    Krankenstation

    лазаре́тlazarét, кли́никаklínika, диспансе́рdispansɛ́r

More definitions
  • a health facility where patients receive treatment

Examples

19 sentences
  1. You'd better go to the infirmary.

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  2. It's too warm in the infirmary.

    deIm Krankenzimmer ist es zu warm.

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  3. It was cold in the infirmary.

    deIm Krankenzimmer war es kalt.

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  4. On the left was the infirmary.

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  5. Damiano was taken to the infirmary.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital:
Русский
By meaning 2
place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital:
clinic or dispensary within another institution:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital:

Origin

From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.

From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.

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Forms

plural: infirmaries
Singularinfirmary
Pluralinfirmaries

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a health facility where patients receive treatment:hospital

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsick bay

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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