LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

chīrūrgia

chīrūrgia f (genitive chīrūrgiae)
Classical[kʰiːˈruːr.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[kiˈrur.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. a surgery
  2. a violent remedy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechīrūrgiachīrūrgiae
genitivechīrūrgiaechīrūrgiārum
dativechīrūrgiaechīrūrgiīs
accusativechīrūrgiamchīrūrgiās
ablativechīrūrgiāchīrūrgiīs
vocativechīrūrgiachīrūrgiae

chīrurgĭa, ae, f., = χειρουργία,
I. surgery, Cels. 7 praef.; Scrib. Comp. 200; Veg. 3, 13, 1.—*
II. Trop., a violent remedy: chirurgiae taedet, i. e. vim et arma detestor, Cic. Att. 4, 3, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  4. Ancient Greek χείρ(kheír)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  7. Ancient Greek -ουργός(-ourgós)
  8. Ancient Greek χειρουργός(kheirourgós)
  9. Ancient Greek -έω(-éō)
  10. Ancient Greek χειρουργέω(kheirourgéō)
  11. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  12. Latinchīrūrgia

Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgia Borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆). by surface analysis, chīrūrgus (“surgeon”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalancirurgia
  • Frenchchirurgiefrom Old French cirurgie
  • Englishsurgeryfrom Old French cirurgie
  • Englishchirurgyfrom Old French cirurgie
  • GermanChirurgie
  • Italiancerusia
  • Italiancirugia
  • Italianchirurgia
  • Occitancirurgia
  • Portuguesecirurgiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cilurgia

In English words that came into English from chīrūrgia

  • surgerychīrūrgia
  • surgeon*chīrurgiānus
  • chirurgeon*chīrurgiānus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesChirurgiaChirurgia (χειρουργία), surgery. The practice of surgery was at first considered by the ancients to be merely a part of a physician's duty; but, as in…

Quick answers

What does chīrūrgia mean in Latin?
chīrūrgia, a noun, means “a surgery; a violent remedy”.
What is the genitive of chīrūrgia?
The genitive singular is chīrūrgiae. chīrūrgia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce chīrūrgia?
In classical Latin, [kʰiːˈruːr.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kiˈrur.d͡ʒi.a].
Where does chīrūrgia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr → Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər → Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) → Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *worǵós → Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) → Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) → Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) → Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin chīrūrgia.
Which English words come from chīrūrgia?
English words that go back to Latin chīrūrgia include surgery, surgeon and chirurgeon.