🇪🇸 Spanish

cirugías

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feminine

las cirugías

surgeries

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cirugías
/las θiɾuˈxias/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cirugías in Spanish?

IPA
/las θiɾuˈxias/

How do you pronounce cirugías in Spanish?

cirugías is pronounced /las θiɾuˈxias/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La cirugía reconstructiva fue muy exitosa y la paciente está completamente recuperada.

The reconstructive surgery was very successful and the patient is completely recovered.

Esta cirugía delicada requiere una anestesióloga experimentada para garantizar la seguridad total.

This delicate surgery requires an experienced female anesthesiologist to ensure total safety.

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Why is it feminine?

Cirugías is feminine because it derives from Latin "chirurgia," which came from Greek "χειρουργία" (cheirourgia), meaning "hand work" (from "cheir" = hand + "ergon" = work), and Latin nouns ending in "-ia" are typically feminine. This feminine ending was preserved when the word entered Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for surgeries?

The Spanish word for surgeries is las cirugías — feminine.

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