Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kirurg

surgeon/ɕɪrˈɵrɡ/

Meaning

surgeon

In Swedish: operationsläkare

Forms

Forms of kirurg
Singular, indefiniteen kirurg
Singular, definitekirurgen
Plural, indefinitekirurger
Plural, definitekirurgerna

kirurg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kirurg, den stora kirurgen. Check another noun

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Is it en kirurg or ett kirurg?

Questions

What does kirurg mean in English?

kirurg means “surgeon”.

Is it en kirurg or ett kirurg?

It is en kirurg, and “the surgeon” is kirurgen.

What is the plural of kirurg?

The plural of kirurg is kirurger, and the definite plural is kirurgerna.

Origin

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

Nearby common words

kirurg is number 3,535 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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