🇫🇷 French

chirurgies

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les chirurgies

surgeries

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chirurgies
/le ʃiʁyʁʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say chirurgies in French?

IPA
/le ʃiʁyʁʒi/

How do you pronounce chirurgies in French?

chirurgies is pronounced /le ʃiʁyʁʒi/ in French.

Example sentences

La chirurgie reconstructive est une spécialité médicale très importante.

Reconstructive surgery is a very important medical specialty.

Cette nouvelle chirurgie cardiaque a sauvé la vie de nombreux patients.

This new heart surgery has saved the lives of many patients.

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Why is it feminine?

Chirurgies is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "chirurgia," which came from Greek "kheirourgia" (hand work), and Latin feminine nouns ending in "-ia" typically remain feminine when adopted into French. The "-ie" ending in French is predominantly feminine, reinforcing this classification.

What is the French word for surgeries?

The French word for surgeries is les chirurgies — feminine.

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