fórceps
See also: forceps
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.
Noun
fórceps m (invariable)
- forceps (instrument used in surgery to grasp objects)
- Synonym: fórcipe
Further reading
- “fórceps” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin forceps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈfoɾθebs/ [ˈfoɾ.θeβ̞s]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈfoɾsebs/ [ˈfoɾ.seβ̞s]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -oɾθebs
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -oɾsebs
- Syllabification: fór‧ceps
Noun
fórceps m (plural fórceps)
- forceps
Further reading
- “fórceps”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014