infirmary

English

An infirmary in an American high school.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɝməɹi/

Noun

infirmary (plural infirmaries)

A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

Translations

place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital

Bulgarian: лазарет (bg) m (lazaret)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 醫院 (zh), 医院 (zh) (yīyuàn)
Czech: špitál (cs) m, lazaret (cs)
Finnish: sairastupa
French: infimerie f

German: Krankenhaus (de) n, Krankenstation (de) f, Ambulanz (de) f
Japanese: 病院 (ja)
Russian: лазаре́т (ru) m (lazarét), (e.g. at school, factory) медпу́нкт (ru) m (medpúnkt), (especially military) санча́сть (ru) f (sančástʹ)
Spanish: enfermería (es) f

clinic or dispensary within another institution

Bulgarian: клиника f (klinika)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 醫務室 (zh), 医务室 (zh) (yīwùshì)
Czech: ošetřovna (cs) f
Finnish: sairastupa
French: infirmerie (fr) f

German: Krankenstation (de) f
Greek: θεραπευτήριο (el) n (therapeftírio)
Hungarian: orvosi szoba
Japanese: 保健室, 医務室 (ja)
Russian: лазаре́т (ru) m (lazarét)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

sick bay

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