Meaning
infirmary, sick bay
- a room or small facility for treating sick or injured people (in schools, barracks, ships, etc.)
In a sentence
Lo studente con la febbre è andato subito in infermeria.
The student with a fever went immediately to the infirmary.
Dov'è l'infermeria della scuola?
Where is the school infirmary?
Non c'era nessuno in infermeria quando ho bussato alla porta.
There was no one in the infirmary when I knocked on the door.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infermeria | feminine · singular |
| infermerie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Used for health rooms in schools, companies, or military facilities, not general hospitals (ospedale).