χειρουργία

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō, “to work with the hands”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χειρουργῐ́ᾱ • (kheirourgíā) f (genitive χειρουργῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. working by hand, practice of a handicraft or art
    Antonyms: γνώμη (gnṓmē), γνῶσις (gnôsis)
  2. handicraft or art, especially surgery

Inflection

First declension of ἡ χειρουργῐ́ᾱ; τῆς χειρουργῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ χειρουργῐ́ᾱ
hē kheirourgíā 		τὼ χειρουργῐ́ᾱ
tṑ kheirourgíā 		αἱ χειρουργῐ́αι
hai kheirourgíai
Genitive τῆς χειρουργῐ́ᾱς
tês kheirourgíās 		τοῖν χειρουργῐ́αιν
toîn kheirourgíain 		τῶν χειρουργῐῶν
tôn kheirourgiôn
Dative τῇ χειρουργῐ́ᾳ
têi kheirourgíāi 		τοῖν χειρουργῐ́αιν
toîn kheirourgíain 		ταῖς χειρουργῐ́αις
taîs kheirourgíais
Accusative τὴν χειρουργῐ́ᾱν
tḕn kheirourgíān 		τὼ χειρουργῐ́ᾱ
tṑ kheirourgíā 		τᾱ̀ς χειρουργῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s kheirourgíās
Vocative χειρουργῐ́ᾱ
kheirourgíā 		χειρουργῐ́ᾱ
kheirourgíā 		χειρουργῐ́αι
kheirourgíai
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Latin: chīrūrgia (see there for further descendants)
  • → Welsh: llawdriniaeth (calque)

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