ospiciu

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ospiciu

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Borrowed from Latin hospitium, French hospice, Italian ospizio. Compare the inherited doublet ospăț.

noun ospicii · ospiciu · ospiciul · ospiciile

neuter mental hospital, insane asylum
Similar: balamuc, casă de nebuni

In English

mental hospital facility specializing in the treatment of mental disorders — see also lunatic as
lunatic asylum confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital

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@misc{ospiciu_2026,
  title = {ospiciu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ospiciu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}