chirurgus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰiːˈrur.ɡus/, [kʰiːˈrʊr.ɡʊs]

Noun

chīrurgus m (genitive chīrurgī); second declension

surgeon, chirurgeon

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chīrurgus	chīrurgī
Genitive	chīrurgī	chīrurgōrum
Dative	chīrurgō	chīrurgīs
Accusative	chīrurgum	chīrurgōs
Ablative	chīrurgō	chīrurgīs
Vocative	chīrurge	chīrurgī

Synonyms

medicus
medicus vulnerarius

Related terms

chīrurgia
chīrurgicus
chīrurgius

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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