scalpel
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A scalpel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scalpellum, from scalprum (“knife”), from scalpere (“to cut”). Displaced native Old English lǣċeseax (literally “doctor knife”).
Pronunciation
Noun
scalpel (plural scalpels)
- A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
Translations
small straight knife
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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin scalpellum.
Pronunciation
Noun
scalpel m (plural scalpels)
Further reading
- “scalpel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
scalpel n (plural scalpele)
Declension
Declension of scalpel
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) scalpel | scalpelul | (niște) scalpele | scalpelele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) scalpel | scalpelului | (unor) scalpele | scalpelelor |
| vocative | scalpelule | scalpelelor | ||