Chirurg

See also: chirurg

German

Etymology

15th century, from Latin chīrūrgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çiˈrʊrk/, [çiˈʁʊʁk], [çɪ-], [-ˈʁʊɐ̯k] (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /kiˈrʊrk/ (southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈrʊrk/ (often in central Germany)
  • IPA(key): /çiˈrʊrç/ (northern and central Germany, dated in this particular word)

Noun

Chirurg m (weak or mixed, genitive Chirurgen or (nonstandard but common) Chirurgs, plural Chirurgen, feminine Chirurgin)

  1. surgeon (kind of doctor, male or of unspecified sex)

Declension
Declension of Chirurg [masculine, weak // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Chirurg die Chirurgen
genitive eines des Chirurgen, Chirurgs1 der Chirurgen
dative einem dem Chirurgen, Chirurg1 den Chirurgen
accusative einen den Chirurgen, Chirurg1 die Chirurgen

1Nonstandard but common.

Descendants
  • → Czech: chirurg
  • → Danish: kirurg
  • → Dutch: chirurg
  • → Estonian: kirurg
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: kirurg
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: kirurg
  • → Polish: chirurg
  • → Romanian: chirurg
  • → Swedish: kirurg

Further reading
  • “Chirurg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Chirurg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Chirurg” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Latin chīrūrgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós).

Noun

Chirurg m (plural Chirurgen, feminine Chirurgin)

  1. surgeon
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