χειρουργία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χειρουργίη (kheirourgíē)Ionic

Etymology

From χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō, to work with the hands) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χειρουργῐ́ᾱ • (kheirourgĭ́āf (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

Descendants

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

Further reading