Etymology

From Late Latin nosocomīum, from Ancient Greek νοσοκομείον ‎(nosokomeíon, “hospital”), from νόσος ‎(nósos, “disease, illness”) + κομέω ‎(koméō, “to take care of”). Compare Italian nosocomio and Spanish nosocomio.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔzɔˈkɔmju/
• Hyphenation: no‧so‧có‧mi‧o