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a cirurgia
surgery
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How do you say cirurgia in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce cirurgia in Portuguese?
cirurgia is pronounced /a siɾuʁˈʒiɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A cirurgia foi muito complicada e o médico disse que foi a cirurgia mais difícil que ele já realizou.
The surgery was very complicated and the doctor said it was the most difficult surgery he had ever performed.
A cirurgia emergencial deixou a paciente muito fraca, mas a cirurgia bem-sucedida salvou sua vida.
The emergency surgery left the patient very weak, but the successful surgery saved her life.
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Why is it feminine?
Cirurgia is feminine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "chirurgia," which was feminine due to its Greek root "χειρουργία" (cheirourgia, from "cheir" meaning hand + "ergon" meaning work), and Greek nouns ending in "-ia" were typically feminine—a gender that was preserved when the word entered Latin and subsequently Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for surgery?
The Portuguese word for surgery is a cirurgia — feminine.
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