chirurgus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

Noun

chīrūrgus m (genitive chīrūrgī); second declension

  1. surgeon, chirurgeon

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chīrūrgus chīrūrgī
genitive chīrūrgī chīrūrgōrum
dative chīrūrgō chīrūrgīs
accusative chīrūrgum chīrūrgōs
ablative chīrūrgō chīrūrgīs
vocative chīrūrge chīrūrgī

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References

  • “chirurgus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • chirurgus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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