bolnišnica
/bɔʋníːʃnit͡sa/feminine
The English word 'hospital' is translated into Slovenian as bolnišnica. Wiktionary also lists bolnica.
Meaning: large medical facility (noun)
Ways to say it
| Slovenian | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| bolnišnica | /bɔʋníːʃnit͡sa/ | feminine |
| bolnica | /bóːlnit͡sa/ | feminine |
The term refers to a large medical facility.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Slovenian, the plural form is bolnišnice. When you want to say 'to the hospital', you use the dative case form bolnišnici.
How do you pronounce it?
/bɔʋníːʃnitsa/
Did you know?
- The word bolnišnica is derived from bolen, which means 'sick'. This differs from the English 'hospital', which comes from the Latin word for 'guest'.
- Slovenians often use the phrase v bolnišnico to mean 'being admitted' to the hospital, not just the physical act of entering the building.
- Slovenians distinguish between bolnišnica and zdravstveni dom, the latter being a community health center that is not a full hospital.
Examples in context
- Oprostite, kje je najbližja bolnišnica?Excuse me, where is the nearest hospital?
- Kako se teta Marija počuti v bolnišnici?How is Aunt Maria doing in the hospital?
- Prosim, pokličite reševalno vozilo!Please call an ambulance!
- Ta bolnišnica je zelo moderna.This hospital is very modern.
- Glej, tam je velika bolnišnica.Look, there is a large hospital over there.
- Kje se nahaja najbližja bolnišnica?Where is the nearest hospital located?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hospital” translations and entries bolnišnica, bolnica, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
