Central Franconian

Noun

Spidol n ‎(plural Spidöler or Spidäler, diminutive Spidölche or Spidälche)

1. (most dialects) hospital

   Wann se mich net tirek en et Spidol jebrat hätte, wör ich jestorve.

   If they hadn’t brought me directly to the hospital, I would’ve died.

Usage notes

• The forms Spidöler; Spidölche are Ripuarian; the forms Spidäler; Spidälche are Moselle Franconian.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hospitāl, attested in hospitālhūs ‎(“hospital”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpiˈdoːl/

Noun

Spidol n ‎(plural Spideeler)

1. hospital

   Wa se mech net direkt an d’Spidol bruecht hätten, wier ech gestuerwen.

   If they hadn’t brought me directly to the hospital, I would’ve died.