cirurxián

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Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese celorgião (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from *chirurgianus, a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin chīrurgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Cognate with Portuguese cirurgião.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /θiɾuɾˈʃjaŋ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /siɾuɾˈʃjaŋ/

Noun

cirurxián m (plural cirurxiáns, feminine cirurxiá, feminine plural cirurxiás)

  1. surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)
    • 1327, M. Lucas Alvarez, M. J. Justo Martín, editors, Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 78:
      uos Fernan Perez, silurgiam
      thou, Fernán Pérez, surgeon

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