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ammalato

sick person

noun ahm-mah-LAH-toh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

patient

Usage Note

Ammalato functions as both noun and adjective. As a noun, l'ammalato / gli ammalati refers to a sick person or patient; as an adjective, essere ammalato means to be ill. The feminine is ammalata. Note that in Italian you 'are sick' (sono ammalato) rather than 'have an illness' as the default construction — unlike the verb-based avere la febbre (to have a fever).

Examples

"L'ammalato ha bisogno di riposo."

Natural Translation

The sick person needs rest.

Literal Translation

The-sick-person has need of rest.

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